Up until recently, I was able to drop PDF files into the thumbnails tab, and bookmarks would automatically be generated from the filename. Since the last update or two, this no longer seems to work and the only way to get bookmarks based on the file names is to do the Organize > Insert > Insert File > Options > Copy All Bookmarks method. The latter method is a whole lot longer and inefficient when working on large documents that need to be assembled and modified several times. Is this a bug, or is there some setting that can be changed to get this feature back?
I'm using PDF-XChange Editor Plus Version 10.7.5, build 403
Bookmarks when dragging and dropping files
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EFrailing
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Re: Bookmarks when dragging and dropping files
Hello EFrailing,
Starting with build 399, drag-and-drop behavior now follows the “Insert Pages” feature's option settings. In your case, the “Add root bookmark, with filename” option should be disabled, so enabling it should resolve the issue.
Best regards,
rakunavi
Starting with build 399, drag-and-drop behavior now follows the “Insert Pages” feature's option settings. In your case, the “Add root bookmark, with filename” option should be disabled, so enabling it should resolve the issue.
- PDF-XChange Editor Version History - Build 10.7.1.399
Additional improvement for DnD pages, which now uses the same options for handling comments, layers, bookmarks, fields, and named destinations as the 'Insert Pages' feature. (46808)
Best regards,
rakunavi
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Re: Bookmarks when dragging and dropping files
Thanks, rakunavi! I'm glad to have that feature back!
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