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Linking Between PDF Files
The procedures that follow show how to link from a PDF to a page number and a named destination in another PDF file.
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Linking to a page number or named destination only applies when publishing to PDF directly from XML using Arbortext Publishing Engine.
To Link to a Page Number in the Target PDF
1. In Arbortext Editor, choose Insert > Link/Xref and choose Browse the Web in the Resource Manager.
If you are working in a non-DITA document, the menu option will be Insert > Link, followed by Web.
2. Insert a URL that specifies the PDF file (the URL must include.pdf) followed by #page= and the page number (for example, mydoc.pdf#page=30).
3. Click the Insert button.
To Link to a Named Destination in the Target PDF
If the target is on an element that is also included in the table of contents, such as a Title tag, the link will target the table of contents instead of the location in the document. The two anchors have the same name, and only the first is recognized.
1. In the target document, select the element that will be the target of the link and give it an ID attribute, for example mytarget.
If you are working in a non-DITA document, you can also use Insert > Link Target to insert the ID.
2. In the source document, choose Insert > Link/Xref and choose Browse the Web in the Resource Manager.
If you are working in a non-DITA document, the menu option will be Insert > Link, followed by Web.
3. Insert a URL that specifies the PDF file (the URL must include.pdf) followed by #nameddest= and the link target name (for example, mydoc.pdf#nameddest=mytarget).
4. Click the Insert button.
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