Dropping heading numbers in bookmarks in pdf conversion

[rachel.ganz]

I'm creating pdfs from a Word document which contains index entries in
the headings between the automatically generated sheading number and
the heading text.

If I create a pdf from this, the heading number is dropped when
creating a bookmark from the heading, and only the heading text appears
as a bookmark.

The heading numbers appear correctly when generated from headings
without index entries.

I'm generating the pds using Pdfmaker (Acrobat v.7.0.5) and Word 2000.

Strangely, if I open Acrobat and create the pdf from there, the heading
numbers appear correctly.

Does anyone have any idea about how to sort this?

Thanks

Rachel

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Hi Rachael:

I am afraid you have found the only way to sort this

You must use "PDF Maker" to create a PDF with hyperlinks from a Word
document.

PDF Maker analyses the internal code in the document. You are plugging an
Index entry in between the generated number and the heading bookmark, and
it's getting confused

Since I have a bad habit of putting Index tags in headings too, I also have
learned that you must put the Index tag at the END of the heading, not the
beginning, if you want to use numbering

Purists put their index tags in the first sentence under the heading, but
why do things the right way? Sticking the tag in the heading is so much
easier

Cheers

I'm creating pdfs from a Word document which contains index entries in
the headings between the automatically generated sheading number and
the heading text.

If I create a pdf from this, the heading number is dropped when
creating a bookmark from the heading, and only the heading text appears
as a bookmark.

The heading numbers appear correctly when generated from headings
without index entries.

I'm generating the pds using Pdfmaker (Acrobat v.7.0.5) and Word 2000.

Strangely, if I open Acrobat and create the pdf from there, the heading
numbers appear correctly.

Does anyone have any idea about how to sort this?

Thanks

Rachel

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