Editing Bookmark Actions

When a bookmark is created it will typically only have one action associated with it and that is the Go To Page action. However, in the PDF format definition, bookmarks can have many different Bookmark Actions associated with them. When adding a bookmark to a PDF document Custom Bookmark Actions can be created instead of the standard Go To Page action.

Note: If a bookmark has multiple actions associated with it, actions will be executed in the order they were added to the bookmark.

Modifying Bookmark Actions

Actions can be added, edited, and removed from a bookmark by following the instructions below

Adding Bookmark Actions

New actions can be added to a bookmark

  1. Right click (Mac: Ctrl + Click) on the bookmark you wish to add an action to  and choose Properties in the mouse menu.
  2. The Action tab will display a list of actions currently associated with the bookmark.
  3. Click on the Add button below the Bookmark Actions section
  4. The Action Dialog will be displayed where the Custom Bookmark Actions can be set for the bookmark
  5. Once complete click OK on the Action dialog and OK again to save the action

Editing Bookmark Actions

Existing actions in a bookmark can be edited

  1. Right click (Mac: Ctrl + Click) on the bookmark you wish to edit and choose Properties in the mouse menu.
  2. The Action tab will display a list of actions currently associated with the bookmark.
  3. Click on the Edit button below the Bookmark Actions section
  4. The Action Dialog will be displayed showing the properties for the currently selected action
  5. Make the changes needed to the action
  6. Once complete click OK on the Action dialog and OK again to save the action

Removing Bookmark Actions

Existing actions in a bookmark can be removed

  1. Right click (Mac: Ctrl + Click) on the bookmark you wish to remove and choose Properties in the mouse menu.
  2. The Action tab will display a list of actions currently associated with the bookmark.
  3. Click on the Remove button below the Bookmark Actions section to delete the action from the bookmark
  4. Once complete click OK to save the changes
    • Note: It is possible to have a bookmark with no actions set.