How Bookmarks Can Make PDF Data Management Easier

PDF files are already very popular because of the way they accurately present the contents of a file in the same structure and format as the author had intended it to be. In other words, every viewer of the file will be able to see the file just the way it was originally formatted even if they do not have the proprietary software used in creating it. The only software required to view PDF files, as you are probably aware by now is the freely downloadable, Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The rise in popularity of this file format can be seen in the way the PDF format is being used not just for ordinary content but for delivering white papers, technical articles, e-books and interactive e-forms. The compact file size of the PDF files makes it easy to download and view them and also ensures that size problems do not cause any damage to the PDF files (which would otherwise require you to carry out a quick pdf recovery).

However, with more and more ebooks, user manuals and technical guides being presented in the form of PDF files, they are growing in size and from the user's point of view, in the number of pages one has to go through. If one is looking to find a particular piece of information, it is a difficult task to go through the file, page by page, looking for that content. This is where the PDF feature of bookmarks can play a very useful role. Bookmarks allow you to get to a particular place in the PDF document by simply clicking on a link provided thereby making it very easy to navigate through the entire document, no matter how large it is. (If clicking on any PDF bookmarks is giving rise to error messages, you might be dealing with a slightly damaged version of the PDF file and may have to resort to pdf recovery).

Every creator of a PDF file should therefore consider how bookmarks could be used to improve the usability of the PDF document. By spending a few extra minutes in adding hyperlinks to important sections of the document, you will save hours for the end user, increase the usefulness of the document and thus increase the chances of your PDF file making an influence on your users.
Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional makes it very easy for you to quickly identify and place bookmarks at relevant places in your PDF document.

When you open a PDF document, you will normally see the bookmarks panel on the left of your Adobe Acrobat Reader screen. By clicking on a particular bookmark, you can directly go to the page it is linked to. As we mentioned earlier, if you keep seeing error messages when you click on the bookmarks or the feature does not work, the PDF file may be corrupted. Use software such as Advanced PDF Repair from DataNumen to quickly carry out a pdf recovery and restore all the content and features of the PDF file.