PDF Linking Reminders

Posted by on May 1, 2009 in General, Technology, Web Development | No Comments

Get Adobe ReaderQ) Can you deep link inside a PDF?
A) Yes, but only by specifying PDF page numbers. Can’t link to Bookmarks. Link would look like this:

http://www.domain.com/test/test.pdf#page=3

Q) Can you specify a link in a PDF to open it’s target in a new window?
A) No, not for URL links. They will open in the same window the PDF was in, thereby replacing the PDF.

Q) Can links in PDFs be specified as relative?
A) Yes, for URL links.

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