Batch Utility for Editing Bookmarks

HLPELLETIER · Post by **HLPELLETIER** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:50 pm

Please consider developing a capability that would allow the following bookmark editing function:

Given a PDF file made from a PowerPoint presentation containing 150 slides and already having 150 bookmarks containing unique text strings, support the insertion of a prefix string such as Slide A3-1 through Slide A3-150 at the head of each bookmark.

Currently I do not know of any way to do this editing except through Acrobat directly and manually.

Quite tedious when processing 6000 PDF slides.

All advice and consideration is appreciated.

Post by **John - Tracker Supp** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:19 pm

Hi Hank,

just to expand a little on your explanation - so this would prefix the already existing Bookmark name with an alphanemeric string + numeric suffix that is automatically increased by a Macro ?

HLPELLETIER · Post by **HLPELLETIER** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:32 pm

Yes

In my use case the bookmark tree would have already been created by PowerPoint automatically and editied manually (if required).

The bookmark tree would contain only one bookmark per slide.

Each bookmark would have a unique text string describing the content of the target slide.

Given these preconditions, the "macro" you refer to might simply use a prefix entered by the user such as "Slide A3-" and then inherit or append the number from the slide number the bookmark uses as its target.

Post by **John - Tracker Supp** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:38 pm

OK - thanks Hank - this looks very 'do-able' provided you understand that the action would have to be applied to every bookmark in the file in a common manner - it would be too complex and problematic to start to allow conditions for application etc.

Will advise when ready.

HLPELLETIER · Post by **HLPELLETIER** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:48 pm

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Post by **John - Tracker Supp** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:20 pm

Pleasure

HLPELLETIER · Post by **HLPELLETIER** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:57 pm

Hello Tracker Support,

Was anything ever done to create the batch bookmark edit utility I described in previous posts back in February?

Thanks

Hank Pelletier

Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:16 pm

Hi Hank,

I have to admit this got 'forgotten' - apologies - it is now scheduled for inclusion in build 3.60106 in approx 2-3 weeks time.

Thanks for your patience.

HLPELLETIER · Post by **HLPELLETIER** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:22 am

Tracker Support,

Thanks for the update.

I look forward to the next release.

Hank

Post by **John - Tracker Supp** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:36 am

Hi Hank,

Pleased to advise this is now available along with a feature to save the generated PDF to the same location as the original file for most of the wizard options.

HTH

HLPELLETIER · Post by **HLPELLETIER** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:39 pm

To Tech Support,

WOW!

This works PERFECTLY!

I have waited YEARS for this function.

Thanks so much.

Post by **John - Tracker Supp** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:50 pm

Hi Hank,

Hope it was worth the wait

Cheers !