Here's the method we use, which does not require you to add a button to each
PDF in order to return to the menu..

A collection of plug-ins called xToolsOne from xman software contains the
plug-in "xHomePDF" which adds a button to the Acrobat (Reader or full) toolbar.
The button has a "house" icon on it. Pressing the button returns you to the
most recently encountered "home" document. Documents are invisibly marked as
"home" documents using another plug-in, "xMakeHomePDF".
We mark our French and English menu PDF's, and our clients can press the "home"
button at any time to return to the last menu PDF they visited.

The plug-ins are available for free download at http://www.xman.com/sd.cfm

- Derek MacEwen
Government of Canada, Veterans Affairs
Charlottetown PE Canada C1A 8M9

Jeff Starfield wrote:

> Create a Field button with the appearance you want (e.g. text "Table of
> Contents" or "Home") and have the action be to Open File - the file being
> the initial splashscreen/base page you want. Then copy and paste the field
> into all the PDFs. Paste places the field in the center of the window so
> you'll have to drag it to the right position each time. If you want this
> button on more than one page in each PDF, right-click the field and
> duplicate to the pages you want.
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeff Starfield
> CD\Works
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: acrobat@blueworld.com [mailto:acrobat@blueworld.com]On Behalf Of
> Thomas Waters
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:43 PM
> To: Acrobat Talk
> Subject:
>
> Thx for all the suggestions for building a CD of PDF's. I'm now in the
> process of assembling all the files. a total of 220 PDFs.
>
> I have set up links from one another, and bookmarks through out. All
> of that is fine. Two things I don't have:
> - is some easy way to get back to the initial splashscreen/base page.
> I must be missing something easy.. or I hope so.
> - I want to add a "Help" button that when clicked, opens the comments
> where I have written some instructions. Thought I made the button
> properly, but it doesn't work when I view in Acrobat Reader.
>
> Thx,
>
> --
> Thomas Waters
> rxweb+@pitt.edu
> http://www.pharmacy.pitt.edu
>
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