Import Named Destinations from Text Files

Overview

Import Named Destinations from Text Files reads one or more tab-delimited text files and creates named destinations in the active PDF. Each line in the file should contain a destination name and a target page number.

How to use

  1. Open the PDF that will receive the named destinations.
  2. Go to Plug-Ins > Named Destinations > Import Named Destinations from Text Files.
  3. Select one or more tab-delimited text files in the file dialog. Multiple files can be selected at once.
  4. Click Open to start the import.

File format

Each line in the text file is tab-delimited with the following columns:

ColumnContentRequired
1 Destination name Yes
2 Page number (1-based) Yes
3+ Additional columns (ignored) No

Note

Lines with invalid or missing page numbers are skipped. If a destination name already exists in the PDF, the existing entry is overwritten with the new page target.

Tip

Use Export Named Destinations to Text File to create a file in the correct format, edit it in a spreadsheet, then re-import the modified version.

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