Keystroke-activated Links in PDF documents?
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From: AES on 26 May 2010 10:52 In making a presentation from a PDF file using a Mac or PC, you can almost always move forward and backward through the slides (aka document pages) using the left and right Arrow keys. But is there a way to step forward and back through _Layers_ on a single slide using Arrow keys, or any other designated keys? That is, suppose there's a situation where you want to start with a master slide having a background graphic and then add 4 or 5 additional graphic elements to it in sequence. Doing this by creating a single slide/page having a sequence of 4 or 5 separate Layers can be more convenient that using the same number of successive slides. [Reduced file space, and only have to edit the one master slide if you change the background.] You can then step through this sequence in a presentation by creating mouse-clickable Links (Buttons) on the master slide. But when you're at a podium, clicking keyboard keys can be a lot easier than using a mouse -- especially on a darkened stage or when using an unfamiliar computer. I haven't found any way to create keystroke-activated Links in PDF documents -- at least, not using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Do such exist?
From: Wes Groleau on 26 May 2010 17:19 On 05-26-2010 10:52, AES wrote: > In making a presentation from a PDF file using a Mac or PC, you can > almost always move forward and backward through the slides (aka document > pages) using the left and right Arrow keys. > > But is there a way to step forward and back through _Layers_ on a single > slide using Arrow keys, or any other designated keys? PDF's main purpose is not presentations. PowerPoint can do this [1] Keynote, probably, but I haven't tried it. [1] Remember, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. -- Wes Groleau Third World Comes to the U.S. http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/russell?itemid=1505
From: steggy on 26 May 2010 17:41 AES schreef: > In making a presentation from a PDF file using a Mac or PC, you can > almost always move forward and backward through the slides (aka document > pages) using the left and right Arrow keys. > > But is there a way to step forward and back through _Layers_ on a single > slide using Arrow keys, or any other designated keys? > > That is, suppose there's a situation where you want to start with a > master slide having a background graphic and then add 4 or 5 additional > graphic elements to it in sequence. > > Doing this by creating a single slide/page having a sequence of 4 or 5 > separate Layers can be more convenient that using the same number of > successive slides. [Reduced file space, and only have to edit the one > master slide if you change the background.] > > You can then step through this sequence in a presentation by creating > mouse-clickable Links (Buttons) on the master slide. But when you're at > a podium, clicking keyboard keys can be a lot easier than using a mouse > -- especially on a darkened stage or when using an unfamiliar computer. > > I haven't found any way to create keystroke-activated Links in PDF > documents -- at least, not using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Do such > exist? Might this be what you are looking for? http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7ae9.w.html
From: AES on 26 May 2010 21:04 In article <865iseF8rlU1(a)mid.individual.net>, steggy <steggy(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > I haven't found any way to create keystroke-activated Links in PDF > > documents -- at least, not using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Do such > > exist? > > > Might this be what you are looking for? > > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd61510979 > 4195ff-7ae9.w.html Might be -- it's titled "Keys for navigating a PDF". At first glance, however, neither of the formal Adobe PDF terms "Layer" or "Links" seems to appear anywhere in it. The opening table does show, however, in addition to key commands for First, Last, Previous, and Next _Page_, two other key commands for Next and Previous _Screen_. Maybe that's what I'm after -- will have to try it. (The fat "Adobe PDF Bible" that's on my bookshelf doesn't seem to have any index entries for "Screen" used in this sense, however.) [
From: steggy on 27 May 2010 15:26
AES schreef: > In article <865iseF8rlU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > steggy <steggy(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> I haven't found any way to create keystroke-activated Links in PDF >>> documents -- at least, not using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Do such >>> exist? >> >> Might this be what you are looking for? >> >> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd61510979 >> 4195ff-7ae9.w.html > > Might be -- it's titled "Keys for navigating a PDF". > > At first glance, however, neither of the formal Adobe PDF terms "Layer" > or "Links" seems to appear anywhere in it. > > The opening table does show, however, in addition to key commands for > First, Last, Previous, and Next _Page_, two other key commands for Next > and Previous _Screen_. > > Maybe that's what I'm after -- will have to try it. (The fat "Adobe PDF > Bible" that's on my bookshelf doesn't seem to have any index entries for > "Screen" used in this sense, however.) > > [ Not sure what "Layers" can be in PDF. |