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    • Tutorial: Link PDF Files
    Grad > ETD > Link PDF Files

    Note: Please DO NOT include external links in your ETD. Any links should be to files that are submitted with the main ETD file. Keep in mind if you are submitting and linking to different types of multimedia, that not all users might have the software needed to view your multimedia.

    To create links in a PDF file:

    • Open the etd.pdf file in Adobe Acrobat.
    • Under the Tools menu, select Link (the cursor should now look like a large plus sign)
      Or click on the Link Tool.
    • Using the mouse, click and drag a rectangle around the word(s) that you want to make a link
    • The following window should appear when you release the mouse button:

    • In the Appearance section, select how you want the link to look and in the Action section choose Open File from the pull-down menu. The bottom of the window will now have a button that says Select File. Click on the Select File button and choose the file you want to link to.
    • Now click Set Link
    • Repeat these steps for as many links as you want to create. Remember that when you submit your ETD online you will need to submit ALL of the files you are linking to as well as the etd.pdf file for the links to work!
    To create bookmarks in a PDF file to another document:

    • Open the etd.pdf file in Adobe Acrobat.
    • Under Document select New Bookmark. If you're using version 4.0 click Window, Show Bookmarks. Then right click in the bookmark column and select New Bookmark.
    • A bookmark icon will appear to the left of the window and will be labeled Untitled. Highlight the bookmark by clicking on the icon to the left of the words Untitled. Now click anywhere over the words Untitled. You should be able rename the bookmark to anything you want by typing over the existing name.
    • When you are finished renaming it, highlight the bookmark again by clicking on the icon to the left of the words Untitled. Now "right-click" on the highlighted area and select Properties
    • The following window will appear:

    • You can select an Action such as Open File and then click on the Select File button to choose the file you want the bookmark to open
    • When you are finished, click on the OK or Set Action button
    • You can repeat these steps and create as many bookmarks as you want. Remember that when you submit your ETD online you will need to submit ALL of the files you have bookmarks to as well as the etd.pdf file for the bookmarks to work!

    To create bookmarks within a PDF file:

    • Open the etd.pdf file in Adobe Acrobat.
    • Scroll to the location you'd like the bookmark to access.
    • Select Window, Show Bookmark.
    • Right click in the bookmark window and select New Bookmark.
    • Right click on the name of the bookmark to rename the bookmark by typing over the existing name.

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