Hi -
Is there any way to create a link in a web page that will jump to a
specific section of a Adobe PDF document.  (Like an HTML anchor.)
Step-by-step instructions would be great!

Thanks!

Hello sebastiank,

Thank you for your question.

This page should provide your answer:
http://www.rdpslides.com/psfaq/FAQ00050.htm

Link to PDFs from HTML

"Linking to a PDF from an HTML web page is simple.

Linking to a specific place within a PDF takes a little more work.
Note:

The following only works when the HTML document is served by a web
server. It will not work from a local drive.

You cannot link to bookmarks within a PDF. You can link to named
destinations, however. Other programs use these terms differently -
see Link to bookmarks in a PDF if you're unclear on what "bookmark"
and "named destination" mean in Acrobat.

The following is taken from the Acrobat 4 help file (AcroHelp.PDF)
starting at roughly page 488. It's not included in the Acrobat 5
help...

...You can also specify actions to be performed on the PDF document
once it is opened. For example, you might want to open the document to
a particular page or destination or set it to open with bookmarks
displayed. To include one of these action commands with your <HREF>
link, type a number sign (#) and then the command immediately after
the PDF filename.


The following table shows the possible action commands. Replace
variables (in italics) with the specific instructions for your PDF
document. The variables in square brackets ([ ]) are optional..."

The command to go to a particular section of your pdf document is:

Go to a destination: nameddest=destination_string 


"...These are examples of valid action commands for PDF documents
linked from HTML:

<a href=http://www.adobe.com/prodlist.pdf#page=3>

<a href=http://www.adobe.com/prodlist.pdf#namedest=Digital-Imaging>

<a href=http://www.adobe.com/prodlist.pdf#zoom=200,250,100>

[Note: With the exception of the closing > on the last one, which I've
added, examples were copied directly from Adobe's help file. My guess
is that the URL should be enclosed in quotes, and that "namedest" in
the first example should actually be "nameddest" as given in the table
above.].."


The following page explains the difference between Bookmarks and Named
Destinations:
http://www.rdpslides.com/psfaq/FAQ00052.htm

Link to bookmarks in a PDF


Search Strategy:

link to pdf bookmark

I trust my research has provided your answer. If a link above should
fail to work or anything require further explanation or research,
please do post a Request for Clarification prior to rating the answer
and closing the question and I will be pleased to assist further.

Regards,

-=clouseau=-

Thanks for finding the answer!  And so quickly!