Adding a table of contents to a PDF is a great way to help readers navigate through the document more easily. While it’s generally best to create the table of contents while you’re creating the PDF, it’s still possible to add one to an existing PDF. In this article, we’ll go over the steps to add a table of contents to an existing PDF using Adobe Acrobat.
Step 1: Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat
To begin, open the PDF document that you want to add the table of contents to in Adobe Acrobat.
Step 2: Create bookmarks for each section
Next, you’ll need to create bookmarks for each section that you want to include in the table of contents. To create a bookmark, first navigate to the section of the PDF that you want to bookmark. Then, go to the “Bookmarks” panel on the left-hand side of the screen and click the “New Bookmark” button (it looks like a small square with a star inside).
Name the bookmark something descriptive so that it’s easy to recognize in the table of contents. Repeat this process for each section of the PDF that you want to include in the table of contents.
Step 3: Organize the bookmarks
Once you’ve created bookmarks for each section, you’ll need to organize them in the order that you want them to appear in the table of contents. To do this, simply click and drag each bookmark up or down in the bookmarks panel until they’re in the correct order.
Step 4: Create the table of contents
Now that you have all of the bookmarks organized in the order you want, you can create the table of contents. To do this, go to “View” and select “Navigation Panels” > “Bookmarks” to open the bookmarks panel.
Next, right-click on the bookmark that you want to use as the first item in the table of contents and select “Add Bookmark to Table of Contents.” A new entry will appear in the table of contents section of the bookmarks panel.
Repeat this process for each bookmark that you want to include in the table of contents.
Step 5: Customize the table of contents
Finally, you can customize the appearance of the table of contents to your liking. You can change the font, size, and color of the text by going to “Edit” > “Preferences” > “Page Display” and selecting the “Show reference to Page” checkbox. You can also change the level of indentation for each item in the table of contents by clicking and dragging the arrows next to each item.
Once you’ve finished customizing the table of contents, save the PDF file, and the table of contents will be available to readers who open the document.
Conclusion
Adding a table of contents to an existing PDF can be a great way to help readers navigate through a lengthy document. By following the steps above using Adobe Acrobat, you can easily create a table of contents for your PDF file.
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