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Add Bookmarks

Bent Kirkegaard
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What it does

This command creates nested bookmarks based on the heading tags in your document.

Use it for

Adding accessible and usable bookmarks to your document by clicking a button.

Important

You need correct and appropriate heading tags in your document.

How to use it

  1. Click in the tab "Extras" on the button "Add Bookmarks".
    Button: Add Bookmarks
  2. In the window "Create Bookmarks" determine how many heading levels you want to have as bookmarks and define their look by setting the colour and using the checkboxes for every level.
    Dialog box: Create Bookmarks
  3. If you activate the checkbox "Open", all bookmarks of this level will be visible in the initial view.
  4. If you activate the checkbox "Bold", all bookmarks of this level will be formatted as bold.
  5. If you activate the checkbox "Italic", all bookmarks of this level will be formatted as italic.
  6. Click on the button "Create".
  7. The job is done!

Related checkpoint

WCAG 2

Also see: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2

Related reference

DIN-/ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA)

  • 8.18 Navigation

Also see: ISO 14289 (PDF/UA)

Related accessibility issue

Bookmarks provide a very useful table of contents. Every user can jump directly to a special heading or section in the document. Especially for low vision users bookmarks are very helpful.

The zoom for every bookmark should be set to "custom zoom". axesPDF QuickFix does this automatically!