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