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Re: Anchors and Targets in PDFs

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From: Michael.Moore@dars.state.tx.us
Date: Jun 10, 2010 2:09PM


One note, the method only works if you have Adobe Reader configured to open the PDF in the browser. Screen reader users should have Adobe Reader configured to open in the stand-alone reader.

Mike Moore
(512) 424-4159

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Carol Weeks
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Anchors and Targets in PDFs

Cliff, here's an example: <a href="http://www.example.com/myfile.pdf#page=4">link text</a>

More info here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/317/317300.html

Carol Weeks
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
512-239-6123

>>> "Cliff Tyllick" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > 6/10/2010 1:55 PM >>>
I have a customer requesting that we give them a link they can put into an e-mail that will point directly to a heading or bookmark inside a PDF. In other words, when the PDF opens, they want the focus to be at a particular spot, not at the start of the PDF, for this type of link.

Is that doable? It seems simple, but in the fray of other tasks, I can't figure out how to make it work.

(And if anybody knows, the folks on this list should!)

Cliff

Cliff Tyllick
Usability specialist and Web development coordinator
Agency Communications Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
512-239-4516
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