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Create bookmarks

Bookmarks icon Open the Bookmarks panel to work with bookmarks.

By default both the Bookmarks and the Pages tools appear on the Panel bar. If either is not visible, right-click in the bar area and select the needed tool.

These are the main steps for working with bookmarks:

Create bookmarks from headings

  1. Select icon Click the Select tool at the top of the Panel bar.
  2. Select the heading or short text string you want to appear in the Table of Contents and press ⌘Command+B, or select the heading, right-click and select Add Bookmark from the shortcut menu.

    The heading is displayed on the Bookmarks Panel.

  3. Press Enter.
  4. Select a bookmark and click the Set Destination tool or point your cursor on the currently created bookmark, right-click and select Set Destination in the context menu.
  5. Click OK in the dialog box that displays a warning message. The bookmark is now linked to the selected location.
  6. Repeat steps from 2 to 5 until all the headings you want to include in the TOC appear on the Bookmarks Panel.

Build up a bookmark hierarchy

  1. On the Bookmarks Panel, select a bookmark and drag it into its new position. A dotted line shows you where the bookmark will be placed.
    1. To demote a bookmark to a lower level, drag it to the right.
    2. To promote a bookmark to a higher level, drag it to the left.
  2. Release the button when the bookmark reaches its proper level in the hierarchy.