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At 02:13 PM 4/20/99 -0700, Doane, Beryl wrote:
>I need some information on using Compose (Ambia Software) to generate
>automatic bookmarks in a PDF file.
>
>This project is limited to working with a third-party PS file, and I need a
>quick way to generate bookmarks based on font specifications.
>
>Does anyone have comments (good or bad) on Compose or other software that
>can do this?
I used an earlier version of Compose quite a bit. It was easy to use and a
real time-saver. I used it to build a single PDF from multiple PDFs and to
create bookmarks automatically. The only risk about creating bookmarks
automatically occurs if the source file's styles/tags were not followed
rigorously. Also, you may have to edit (delete) extraneous bookmarks for
headings (like Contents) that have the same font characteristics as other
headings (like a chapter name). Not a big deal and quite fast. Two tips
when creating bookmarks by example
- allow the font to be defined as +/- 0.5 point.
- save your bookmarks settings in a style file (.sty). This saves time when
you have to create bookmarks repeatedly on files created from the same
templates.
Walter
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