Main title bookmark view - change preferred view magnification setting

[Hammer]

Windows 10
Editor Pro
54" 4K monitor/tv

Is there anyway to change the default magnification of main title bookmarks? They come up at 145% on my copy of editor pro, which is really annoying when you're viewing all other pages at say 50% or 75%. I want all bookmarks, main title or sub category, to come up at whatever magnification that I'm viewing any other pages.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, Hammer

There is no "zoom" function for bookmarks, the closest we offer is a text size option, of small/medium/large:

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If this is not already on small, you can try that, perhaps?

Unfortunately, the "zoom scale" of a document is anything but consistent when compared to panes like the bookmarks. You might spend ten minutes looking at an a4 docuemnt at 100% zoom, and then swtich to an A0 sized architectural plan, requiring you zoom in to 600% to read anything... If we offered zoom level dependent actions like this, your bookmarks pane would be untenably sized in certain documents, instead of maintaining a consistent size.

Kind regards,

[rakunavi]

Hello Hammer,

Is there anyway to change the default magnification of main title bookmarks? They come up at 145% on my copy of editor pro, which is really annoying when you're viewing all other pages at say 50% or 75%. I want all bookmarks, main title or sub category, to come up at whatever magnification that I'm viewing any other pages.

It seems there may have been a small misunderstanding in the thread regarding the word “size.” Daniel’s reply focused on the font size of the Bookmarks pane, but if the issue you are experiencing is that the page zoom level changes unexpectedly whenever you click a bookmark, that is caused by a completely different mechanism.

Each bookmark can contain its own destination zoom setting, and if a fixed magnification is stored there, clicking the bookmark will override your current zoom level.

If you want all bookmarks to respect whatever zoom percentage you are currently using, you can batch‑change their zoom type to “Inherit” Zoom. Here is how to do that in PDF‑XChange Editor:

1. Go to the Bookmarks tab on the ribbon.
2. Click “Change Bookmarks Zoom Factor.”
3. In the “Set Bookmark Zoom Type” dialog, choose “All Bookmarks” as the Bookmark Source.
4. From the Zoom drop‑down list, select “Inherit”, then click OK to close the dialog.
5. Save the document.

• Product Manuals » PDF-XChange Editor V11 » Editing PDFs » Using Page Thumbnails and Bookmarks in PDFs
  Changing the Zoom Factor of Bookmarks
  https://help.pdf-xchange.com/pdfxe11/in ... marks.html

(Please note that the document must not be password‑protected, as editing bookmark actions requires permission.)

If you prefer not to modify the document itself, you can also instruct your viewer to ignore zoom commands entirely:

• Preferences (Ctrl+K) → Page Display → “Forbid the change of the current Zoom factor during execution of ‘Go to Destination’ actions.”

• Product Manuals » PDF-XChange Editor V11 » Appendix » Preferences
  Page Display
  https://help.pdf-xchange.com/pdfxe11/in ... ay_ed.html

This prevents bookmarks from altering your zoom level even if the file contains fixed magnification settings.

Hopefully this clarifies the issue and helps you get the bookmark behavior you expect.

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Hammer]

Hello, Hammer

There is no "zoom" function for bookmarks, the closest we offer is a text size option, of small/medium/large:
image.png
If this is not already on small, you can try that, perhaps?

Unfortunately, the "zoom scale" of a document is anything but consistent when compared to panes like the bookmarks. You might spend ten minutes looking at an a4 docuemnt at 100% zoom, and then swtich to an A0 sized architectural plan, requiring you zoom in to 600% to read anything... If we offered zoom level dependent actions like this, your bookmarks pane would be untenably sized in certain documents, instead of maintaining a consistent size.

Kind regards,

It seems there may have been a small misunderstanding in the thread regarding the word “size.” Daniel’s reply focused on the font size of the Bookmarks pane, but if the issue you are experiencing is that the page zoom level changes unexpectedly whenever you click a bookmark, that is caused by a completely different mechanism.

Each bookmark can contain its own destination zoom setting, and if a fixed magnification is stored there, clicking the bookmark will override your current zoom level..

Best regards,
rakunavi

Hey Daniel and rakunavi thanks for the replies. rakunavi is right. The way I worded my question wasn't quite accurate. "I want all bookmarks.." should have read "I want all bookmarkED PAGES.." to come up with the same magnification as my current page view.

And thank you brother rakunavi, that's exactly the setting I was looking for! I modified the document from the Bookmarks tab on the Ribbon and saved it per your instructions. Perfect solution.

Have a great day!

[rakunavi]

Hello Hammer, thank you for your feedback.
You're welcome, I'm glad I could help.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello,

Thank you Rakunavi for reading deeper into this - its always helpful to have a second set of eyes, and in this case, hands! Thanks again for the assistance you have provided, it is appreciated.

Kind regards,