How do you keep track of references in multiple PDFs?

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I’m not entirely sure how to ask this question, but since everyone here seems to love this kind of discussion, let’s take a shot. :grin:

I’m often referencing PDF specifications that span 10 or 20 different documents, and every document has references to other documents. I would love to do the following things:

  1. Bookmark a place in a document and give it a name and a comment.
  2. Bring up a list of existing bookmarks, categorized and organized within DTP. It would show relevant information (like name, comment, document name, and location in DTP)
  3. I could make a URL link (e.g. in a Markdown document) to a Bookmark. Clicking the link would take me to the bookmark in the associated PDF.
  4. I could select some text (or draw a shape) in a PDF, and link that to a Bookmark.
  5. :drooling_face: All the above works in any type of document stored in DTP.

How many of these things can I do now but can’t figure out how?

What do you all do instead, to build associations between documents?

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Basically all of this should be possible. Use the appropriate Copy Selection/Annotation/Section/Paragraph/Page/Frame Link in the contextual menu of the editor or preview pane, then either insert the copied link e.g. into a Markdown document or use Data > New > From Clipboard to create a new bookmark in the database. Like any item in the database these bookmarks can be renamed, annotated, grouped etc.

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Oh wow. :exploding_head: I did not understand these options. Thanks for the tip! I tried it out quickly, and it’s amazing! I have no idea why I didn’t come across them when I searched.

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Help > Documentation > Documents > Document Linking.

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