Hyperlink in Table of Contents

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Hyperlink in Table of Contents

I've searched the forums, the internet, and the Pages '08 User Guide. Unfortunately, I haven't found an exact answer to what I would like to do.

In the User Guide, it states that when exporting a Pages document with a Table of Contents to PDF, the entries in the Table of Contents become hyperlinks. I have tried recreate this behavior by using bookmarks and trying to link them to the Table of Contents entries, but when a heading is selected in the Table of Contents, all similar headings are also selected. This unfortunately prevents linking a particular heading with a particular bookmark. Is there not a way to create hyperlinks in the Table of Contents when working in the document?

Thanks in advance.

Message was edited by: MacMax
The information on exporting to a PDF was found in an Apple Support Document

1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 15", Mac OS X (10.5.6), 2 GB Ram

Posted on Jan 3, 2009 6:00 AM

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Answer 1

KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 3, 2009 6:32 AM in response to MacMax

It seams that you didn't understood the Help which states:

The Help doen't states that the export creates links between TOC and embedded bookmarks.

It states that:

• TOC's entries are exported as bhyperlinks
• footnotes/endnotes callers are exported as hyperlinks
• links to wep pages are exported as hyperlinks
• links to emails are exported as hyperlinks
• bookmarks are exported as hyperlinks

no less, no more.

When you export a Pages document on a computer with Mac OS X version 10.4 or

later, hyperlinks are exported.
I checked, this feature behaves flawlessly

Hyperlinks are created in the PDF document for table of contents entries,

I checked, this feature behaves flawlessly

footnotes and endnotes,

I checked, this feature behaves flawlessly

webpages,

I checked, this feature behaves flawlessly

email messages, and

I checked, this feature behaves flawlessly

bookmarks.

I checked, this feature behaves flawlessly

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 3 janvier 2009 15:32:42)

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MacMax Author

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Jan 3, 2009 6:48 AM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Thanks Yvan for your rapid response. Yes, I understand that the TOC entries become hyperlinks when the Pages document is exported, but can we not create hyperlinks in the TOC for use in the document itself without having to export?

I work in research, and sometimes my documents are very long. Being able to view the location of a particular experiment in the TOC is beneficial, but it would be a time saver if I could view the location as well as link to that location.

I realize this is a user forum, so thank you again for your response.

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Answer 3

Jan 3, 2009 7:13 AM in response to MacMax

Try *iText Express* (free) and *iText Pro* (US$15) both have live bookmarks and links.

I organise virtually everything on my Mac with them.

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MacMax Author

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Jan 3, 2009 7:17 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Thanks PeterBreis0807. I'll have a look at that.

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KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 3, 2009 7:18 AM in response to MacMax

MacMax wrote:

I work in research, and sometimes my documents are very long. Being able to view the location of a particular experiment in the TOC is beneficial, but it would be a time saver if I could view the location as well as link to that location.

If you apply to this location a style which is included in those generating an entry in the TOC, you will have the wanted link in the exported PDF.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 3 janvier 2009 16:18:43)

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MacMax Author

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Jan 3, 2009 7:27 AM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Everything works as expected when I export to PDF, but if I export to PDF, I can no longer work with the document. I want to keep my document as a Pages document so that I can make changes (ex: addition or deletion of tables/charts) if needed as is commonly the case in research. I would like for the TOC entries in the Pages document to be hyperlinks without having to export to PDF or any other document type.

Thanks again.

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KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 3, 2009 8:38 AM in response to MacMax

MacMax wrote:
I would like for the TOC entries in the Pages document to be hyperlinks without having to export to PDF or any other document type.

This feature is unavailable but you may easily mimic it.

Before the point of insertion of the TOC, you may insert hyperlinks pointing to every bookmarked location which you wish to reach quickly.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE sábado, 3 enero 2009 17:38:21)

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MacMax Author

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Jan 3, 2009 10:28 AM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Thanks Yvan. That should work.

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Answer 9

KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 3, 2009 12:32 PM in response to MacMax

Thanks for the feedback.
It's so simple that I didn't guess that it was what you want to get 😉

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 3 janvier 2009 21:32:30)

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MacMax Author

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Jan 3, 2009 12:43 PM in response to KOENIG Yvan

It wasn't the exact solution I was looking for, but since this feature isn't yet available in Pages, your solution will definitely work in the mean time.

Thanks again.

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Answer 11

Mar 9, 2009 1:09 PM in response to KOENIG Yvan

I've used the Export function just today and find that the hyperlinks simply DO NOT WORK, either from the TOC or from links to bookmarks.

Pretty sad. I find no preferences to set, tried it multiple times, no luck.

Any ideas?

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