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Creating a searchable (and possibly editable PDF) from a scan
Recognize that not all scans result in documents readable by Adobe Acrobat. That depends on the characteristics of the original document. If it's a letter with small, not-entirely-crisp print, that's even slightly rotated, Adobe may not be able to read the text, allow it to be edited, and so on. In that case, the file is simply an image (like a picture) within a PDF. But you can at least add it into your Table of Contents as a complete document.
Creating PDF Files or Pages using Microsoft Word
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Adding files to an existing PDF File.
Build the Bookmarks List
In most cases Acrobat will auto-generate a set of bookmarks when you combine the files. File names will be the major headings, but there may be additional sub-headings, for example generated from the headings within the files, or individual slides in a slidedeck.
If you right-click on a bookmark, you get a variety of different options, including to delete or change it's destination (where it goes when a reader clicks it.) Probably most useful is "rename," since you may want more descriptive headings than your file names.
You can also manually add bookmarks:
Within your text, Put your cursor on the line to which you want the bookmark to go. Then click the "New Bookmark" button at the top of the Bookmarks list. |
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Acrobat will create the Bookmark with the name "Untitled." Rename it accordingly. You can then drag it up or down the list, to put it where it properly belongs, in case it didn't install exactly where it should be. |
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PDF Portfolio feature in Acrobat
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