For long documents divided into sections, a table of contents can help your audience quickly find and jump to where they need to be. You can add a table of contents with just a few steps prior to uploading documents.
Adding a Table of Contents to an Existing PDF
The PDF format utilises what it calls bookmarks to create a table of contents structure. Mimeo Digital can recognise these bookmarks and build the table of contents from them.
Open your PDF in Adobe Acrobat or similar PDF editing software
Scroll to the first page where you want a table of contents entry
In the left-hand pane, click the "Bookmarks" icon
Click the "New Bookmark" icon
Type a name for your table of contents entry
Repeat the above process for each table of contents entry in your document
Save your PDF and upload it to Mimeo Digital
Note: You can drag and drop the bookmarks you create beneath other bookmarks to make a tiered tree-structure.
Automatically Adding a Table of Contents to an Existing PDF
If the PDF was created in word or a similar word processing application and the standard "Styles" were applied to headings, you may be able to use your PDF editing software to create a Table of Contents automatically.
Open your PDF in Adobe Acrobat or similar PDF editing software
In the left-hand pane, click the Bookmarks icon
Select the configuration drop-down and select "New Bookmarks from Structure"
Select all the "H" options (H1, H2, H3, etc.) and click OK
Save your PDF and upload it to Mimeo Digital
Create Bookmarks using Styles in Microsoft Word
If you're creating your document in Word, you can add a Table of Contents when you save your document as a PDF.
Apply standard Styles to your section headers. Use Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, etc.
Click File > Save As and select a location
Change the "Save as type" to "PDF"
Click the "Options" button
Check the "Create bookmarks using:" option and select "Headings" beneath it
Click OK, save your PDF, and upload it to Mimeo Digital
Create Bookmarks using Bookmarks in Microsoft Word
If you're creating your document in Word, you can add a Table of Contents when you save your document as a PDF.
Use the 'Bookmarks" option on the "Insert" tab to add bookmarks to your document
Click File > Save As and select a location
Change the "Save as type" to "PDF"
Click the "Options" button
Check the "Create bookmarks using:" option and select "Word Bookmarks" beneath it
Click OK, save your PDF, and upload it to Mimeo Digital