Overview
Create Destinations from Text Highlights scans markup annotations
in your PDF and generates named destinations from the highlighted text. The text
content of each annotation becomes the destination name, and the destination is
stored in the document’s Dests name tree. These destinations
can then be used to build bookmarks, links, or other navigation workflows that
target the same highlighted passages.
How to use
- Open a PDF that contains markup annotations (highlights, underlines, squigglies, or strikeouts).
- Go to Plug-Ins > Utilities > Create Destinations from Text Highlights.
- Select which pages to scan and which annotation types to include.
- Optionally filter by page type (all, even, or odd pages).
- Click OK to create the destinations.
Page selection
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| All pages | Scans every page in the document. |
| Current page | Scans only the page currently shown in the viewer. |
| Page range | Scans a continuous range. Enter a start page and an end page (or choose End of File from the dropdown). |
| Custom page range | Enter a comma-separated list of pages and ranges, e.g.
1-3,6,10-12. |
Page type filter
An additional dropdown lets you restrict the selected pages to a subset:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| All Pages | No additional filtering; processes every page in the selection. |
| Even Pages | Processes only even-numbered pages within the selection. |
| Odd Pages | Processes only odd-numbered pages within the selection. |
Annotation type filter
Check one or more annotation types to include. At least one type must be selected for the OK button to be enabled.
- Highlight
- Underline
- Squiggly (wavy underline)
- Strikeout
Tip
Combine this feature with Highlight Text Patterns to first mark important terms, then automatically create named destinations at each marked location.
Note
The text inside each annotation becomes the destination name. If multiple annotations contain identical text, the destination names will repeat. Very long highlighted selections can produce long destination names.