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Create internal links

Bent Kirkegaard
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What it does

With this feature you can create internal links based on destinations per drag & drop.

Use it for

Creating internal links for example for references, notes or a table of content.

How to use it

  1. You first have to create destinations by using the button Create Destinations in the tab Extras.
  2. Go to the tab Destinations, select a destination and move it per drag & drop to the tag in the structure tree, where you want to nest the link. axesPDF creates automatically a fully screenreader accessible link.
  3. Done!

axesPDF program window; from Destinations list a red arrow points to a tag in logical structure

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

Internal links provide a rich navigation experience for all user. Every user can jump directly to the destination of the internal link. Especially for low vision users internal links are very helpful.

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