Linking to specific text

Hi All!
I would like to link to specific text within a PDF document.
I can link to pages, but I can't link to specific text within a page. Is there any way to do this?
I'm on Mac OS 10.5.8 using Acrobat 9.4.0 ...
Thank you so much!!
Diane

Hi!
Thank you again!
I know I can link to a page but that's not what I need.
I need to be able to link to specific text on a page.
See, if the text I need to link to is in the middle of the page then it kind of creates a problem because the link doesn't go directly to that text, instead it goes to the top of the page that the text appears in.
That's not what I want it to do.
I want the text that I link to, to be what shows at the top of the window, rather than the beginning of the page that the text appears on.
Thank you for trying! I'm thinking Acrobat probably can't do what it is I want to do.
Have a good day and week!
Diane

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