CS 5.5/6. Hyperlink to Text Anchor

I want to create a text anchor destination in my InDesign file and they convert to a PDF. Then I want to place a hyperlink to that text anchor destination in an e-blast e-mail. Is there specific coding I need to put at the end of the PDF's URL to get it to go to the destination text anchor?

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Cross-references to hyperlink destinations (text anchors) results in file slowdown

I'm using text anchors for the first time in a 12-file book (~280 pages) for the table/figure list in the front matter. There are maybe 100 or so total cross-references in the front matter in tables (where one column is the text of the figure title and one column the page number).
About halfway through the process of adding the cross references, things got reallllly slow, and only in that one document. So slow that reformatting became almost impossible, because of the delays.
So I went through many of the usual troubleshooting steps, just in case. Trashed preferences, trashed the style, etc. I exported the file to IDML and created a new file from that. It helped, but I can tell that it's still not quite so snappy.
My question, then, is if this is to be expected with what may be a large number of hyperlinks/text anchors? All the other files in the book act fine, so it's not an InDesign-wide slowdown. Are there any best practices when it comes to using hyperlink destinations?
As an amusing aside, before I tried the troubleshooting steps I had a clever idea--to insert the cross references into a new, blank document and then paste them into the frontmatter file. Consist and ugly crashes to desktop resulted.

George Krompacky wrote:
Peter,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, the TOC could do this and would be an easier approach. But I hadn't anticipated using it and so didn't have my ducks in a row as far as having the styles consistent for chapter titles, figures and tables. Next time I will do so. I can guess that as a TOC doesn't generate live links, it shouldn't have a performance impact like dozens of cross-references do.
Yes, the TOC is inert except when it's being generated.
Regardless of how "creatively chaotic" or "chaotically creative" your chapter, table, and figure title paragraph styles are, as long as all chapter titles are tagged with style names that are not used for figures or tables, and similarly figures and tables are not tagged with styles used for the "other," you can still generate a usable TOC. The idea is to capture all the paragraph styles for each category, and display each category's captured paragraphs as uniform TOC entries - i. e., all chapter title entries are the same, all table title entries are the same, and all table title entries are the same. If you don't want the categories intermixed, create a separate TOC for each category, place each TOC separately, unthreaded to other document frames.
If you'd like to try a few things to see if it's possible to quickly remake the TOC and regain a responsive working document, before doing anything else, save the whole project to a secure place, and work on the copy. Then:
* Move the Text tool insertion point to each cross-reference's destination by selecting the reference in the cross-reference panel and clicking the right-pointing arrow on the panel status bar; then verify that the paragraph is tagged with an appropriate style that doesn't belong to the other category of TOC items.
* After all the TOC-to-be items are identified and verified that they're tagged correctly, delete the text frame(s) that contain the TOC that's created with cross-references. All the references will break, of course. You've got the secure original project somewhere, right?
* Set up the TOC roughly; just pick the paragraph styles for each category - chapter, figure, table, and generate a TOC for the book. Drag to place the TOC on a clean new page, and DO NOT THREAD THE TOC TO NON-TOC TEXT FRAMES.
* If the extracted paragraphs are in their correct categories, you can create new TOC styles for the TOC entries, or, if they exist, assign them in the TOC setup dialog box, and regenerate.
If this result gives you a sense of what needs fixing, and you have the time, refine the TOC styles so you can get the exact appearance you want. By avoiding changing the source paragraphs in the main document, you'll avoid any risk of reflowing anything. Finally, after the project's completely done and handed off, you can spend time refining the rogue source paragraph styles, IN A COPY, for use going forward.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices

CS5: Hyperlink to text anchor from character style?

Is it possible to script the following:
A text has several occurances of the same string, e.g. 'A10'. One is marked with a character style 'Anchor' and the others are marked with a character style 'Link'. The idea is to create text anchors from the 'Anchor' style and then find every occurrence of the character style 'Link' and create a hyperlink to the matching anchor.
I've managed to find a script that creates text anchors from a character style 'Anchor'. Can someone offer some suggestions on how to do script creating the links?
// Written by Kasyan Servetsky
// March 13, 2011
// http://www.kasyan.ho.com.ua
// e-mail: [email protected]
//======================================================================================== =================================
if (app.documents.length == 0) ErrorExit("Please open a document and try again.");
const gScriptName = "Create Text Anchors";
const gScriptVersion = "1.0";
var gDoc = app.activeDocument;
if (!gDoc.characterStyles.item("Anchor").isValid) ErrorExit("Character style \"Anchor\" doesn't exist.");
CreateDestinations();
//======================================================== FUNCTIONS =====================================================
function CreateDestinations() {
    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = ".+";
    app.findGrepPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = gDoc.characterStyles.item("Anchor");
    var finds = gDoc.findGrep();
    var destCounter = 0;
    for ( var j = finds.length-1; j >= 0; j-- ) {
        var found = finds[j];
        try {
            if (!gDoc.hyperlinkTextDestinations.itemByName(found.contents).isValid) {
                var hypTextDest = gDoc.hyperlinkTextDestinations.add(found);
                hypTextDest.name = found.contents;
                destCounter++;
        catch(e) {}
    if (destCounter == 0) {
        alert("No text anchors have been created.", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
    else if (destCounter == 1) {
        alert("One text anchor has been created.", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
    else if (destCounter > 1) {
        alert(destCounter + " text anchors have been created.", gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion);
function ErrorExit(error, icon) {
    alert(error, gScriptName + " - " + gScriptVersion, icon);
    exit();

Hi,
The way is:
create hyperlinkTextDestination;
create hyperlinkTextSources;
create hyperlinks using one destination and various sources;
so:
// to create hyperlinks alike:    one destination==>many sources
// destination is the 1st occurrence of text with charStyle "anchor" applied
// sources are each occurrences of text with charStyle "link" applied
var mDoc = app.activeDocument;
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = mDoc.characterStyles.item("anchor");
var
     mAnchor = mDoc.findText()[0],
     mDest;
if (mAnchor) mDest = mDoc.hyperlinkTextDestinations.add(mAnchor,{name: mAnchor.words[0].contents});
else {alert ("no anchor found"); exit(); }
app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = mDoc.characterStyles.item("link");
var
     mSource = mDoc.findText(),
     len = mSource.length,
     currSource, currHyper;
if (!len) {alert ("no link found"); exit(); }
while (len-->0) {
     currSource = mDoc.hyperlinkTextSources.add(mSource[len],{name: "sourceLink_" + len});
     currHyper = mDoc.hyperlinks.add(currSource, mDest, {name: "mHyperlink_" + mDest.name + "_" + len});
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
Jarek

InDesign cross-document Text Anchor Hyperlinks

I’m combining several InDesign files into one PDF, with several hundred text links across the different sections, as well as within each. The cross-document (section) Text Anchor Hyperlinks work fine in my workspace - but when I change the file location, they are no longer active (other links, bookmarks remain intact).
How do I set up InDesign cross-document Text Anchor Hyperlinks so that when the files are moved, they remain active?

ASk in the ID forum.
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How do I set up InDesign cross-document Text Anchor Hyperlinks so that when the files are moved, they remain active?

I’m combining several InDesign files into one PDF, with several hundred text links across the different sections, as well as within each. The cross-document (section) Text Anchor Hyperlinks work fine in my workspace - but when I change the file location, they are no longer active (other links, bookmarks remain intact).
How do I set up InDesign cross-document Text Anchor Hyperlinks so that when the files are moved, they remain active?

They seem to be a lot of extra work, and I don't see what the additional benefit is. I have several hundred links to do. I would appreciate learning what the benefit is, as I don't mind the extra effort if it will deliver the desired results.

Cross-Reference using Text Anchor problems

I am having problems with creating "New Cross-Reference" using a "Text Anchor" in CS4 Indesign.
I can mimic what I want using a "Link to Paragraph", selecting the paragraph style and link, and then using the "Partial paragraph and Page Number" options.
I would prefer doing this using a Text Anchor.
I've tried creating a text hyperlink, but in whatever I am doing, I never get any "Text Anchor" OPTIONS in the New Cross-Reference menu.
Adobe should also change the Text Anchor menu item, since there are "Text Anchor" options in InDesign that appear to have nothing to do with Cross-Referencing.
The other problem I am having is that in defining the open-quote and closed-quotes around the Paragraph Text variable, I wish to have typesetter's quotes instead of the default vertical quotes. If I use the Splat button to choose ^{^} options, then I get funky "G"'s in my reference instead of typesetters quotes -- even if I choose a "Character Sytle for Cross Reference" and force it to my current font choice. What's going on here?
SC

Hi, Seir:
I agree that it's confusing. Here's how I do it:
To create a text anchor at the insertion point location:
* Open the Hyperlinks/Cross-References panel's menu (also called "flyout menu." It's the small icon at the upper-right of the panel, below the double-arrow (>>) icon that collapses the panel.
* Choose New Hyperlink Destination. THIS SHOULD BE NAMED NEW TEXT ANCHOR!!!
* Choose Type: Text Anchor
* Name the anchor as you like Click OK.
To create a cross-reference to a text anchor:
* Place the insertion point where you want it.
* Click the Create new Cross-Reference button on the bottom of the Hyperlinks/Cross-Reference panel.
* Choose Link To: Text Anchor
* Choose the target document
* Choose the text anchor
* Choose the Cross-Reference format
* Choose Appearance properties
* Click OK
I'm not sure what could cause the straight/curly quotes problem other than perhaps the font doesn't have curly quotes. Have you tried other fonts?
HTH
Regards,
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices

Need help with creating text anchors with tagged text.

Can anyone tell me how to determine the correct value for a "Hyperlink Dest Index" value?
I have a script which creates a tagged text file that specifies about about 280 pages of tables (thank heavens for autoflow) , and would like to add live links between different parts. I can create a text anchor and a hyperlink to it in InDesign. The tagged text definition for the link source is simple and in-line and exports and imports nicely as tagged text. However, I see that all the link destinations, aka text anchors, are all exported at the very end of the tagged text files as global definitions, and thier location iin the document is specified by the property HyperlinkDestIndex. However, I can't figure out how to set this value progammatically. I've spent over an hour exporting links, and it sure isn't anything as obvious as character index in the story.
Any advice appreciated,
Read Roberts

Read, I'm not sure the following is going to help you. It works for external hyperlinks, but you want internal links, right? Anyway, it might give you some clues.
A funny thing: I was reviewing some script where I got links to work, and I spotted a tiny coding error. Links seemed to be defined by two separate identifiers: a "link name", which is what appears in Edit Hyperlink dialog, and a "Dest Key", which seems to be a simple increasing number. However, due to aformentioned coding error, the dest keys between the actual link and its definition were off by '1', so there was no way that ought to have matched. But it still worked! So "Dest Key" is a red herring ...
As far as I understand, it works like this (for hyperlinks): in your text, you have
HplName -- this is actually the 'title' that appears in the Hyperlink palette
HplDest -- this is the 'internal name'
DestKey. Hm. Perhaps you could omit this, per above obsvn.
CharStyleRef, the name of the auto-applied style
Hid -- seems to be always '0'
HplOff: the "offset" from this entire command to the start of the hyperlink, in InDesign characters.
HplLen: the "length" from the hyperlinked text, in InDesign characters.
and in the list of 'proper' definitions, those that appear at the very end of your file:
HplDestDfn -- the internal name again
DestKey -- see above
HplDestUrl -- finally! A real URL! (But you must escape lots of characters, such as the forward slash and colon.)
Hid -- again, always seems to be '0'.
Some of these items are perhaps optional, but experimenting with what may be left out only lead to frustration The Tagged Text guide is far from complete, as I'm sure you already knew.
As noted, some (or all) of the named items need a backslash escape for a few characters, but I can't find a definitive way to determine in advance what is 'good' and what is 'not good'.
The following script creates a Tagged Text file with a couple of working hyperlinks in it -- I don't know if this is of any help for your internal links.
var hyperlinkDest = [];
var text = "This is some text with a link [http://www.jongware.com/idjshelp.html] and another one [http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1014617?tstart=0] in it.";
var tagtext = text.replace (/\[(.+?)\]/g, function (full, match)
                    return makelink (match, 'title:'+match, match, match);
// When done processing plain text, add the destinations at the end:
tagtext += hyperlinkDest.join('');
tagFile = File(Folder.myDocuments+'/__tmp.txt');
if (tagFile.open('w') == false)
          alert ("Unable to create temporary file!");
          exit();
if (File.fs == "Windows")
          tagFile.write ("<ASCII-WIN>\n");
else
          tagFile.write ("<ASCII-MAC>\n");
tagFile.write ("<dcs:HYPERLINK=<cu:1>>\n");
          tagFile.write (tagtext);
tagFile.close();
// 'text' is the actual text that will be clickable
// 'title' is what will appear in the Hyperlinks palette
// 'name' is the internal name in the Edit Hyperlink dialog
// 'url' is the actual URL that will be linked to
function makelink (text, title, name, url)
          var destkey = hyperlinkDest.length;
          // In URL you must escape forward slashes and colons
          // .. and some other characters as well, by the way. There seems to be no list
          url = url.replace(/\//g, '\\/').replace(/:/g, '\\:');
          hyperlinkDest.push ('<HplDestDfn:=<HplDestName:'+name+'><DestKey:'+String(destkey)+'><HplDestUrl:'+url+'><Hid:0>>');
          return '<Hpl:=<HplName:'+title+'><HplDest:'+name+'><DestKey:'+String(destkey)+'><CharStyleRef:HYPERLINK><Hid:0><Brdrv:0><HplOff:0><HplLen:'+String(text.length)+'>>'+text;

Warn when deleting text anchors

I use hyperlink destinations to create cross references. However it happens, that I accidentally delete the created text anchors. Is it somehow possible to show a warning or something like that, when a text anchor is being deleted? Scripts would also be an option, if it's possible that way.
Thank you very much,
Jan

Sure, just use a preflight profile that checks for unresolved
cross-references.
That way, whenever you accidentally delete a hyperlink destination, the
little preflight button will turn red.

Create a Hyperlink to text within same email

I want to use Mail to send out Newsletters.
Content section would contain hyperlinked text to each section (or Heading in PC world) below.
How do I create a hyperlink to text within the same email?
It's not hard to do in the PC world, how about the Mac world?
Mail Version 3.5 (930.3)

not possible AFAIK. Mail html capabilities are pretty rudimentary and this is one of the things it can't do. You might be able to achieve it if you create an html file with such internal anchors in a some html editor, then open that file in safari and embed it into an outgoing email from there. i couldn't make it to work though when I tried.
You should probably stick with a different email client if you want things like that. I know Thunderbird can do it for example.

Will text anchors be supported in DPS?

Hi Adobe, I read in this article that text anchors are not supported as hyperlink destinations in DPS.
Will they be, and if Yes, how soon?

No, I need to be able to navigate within a page.
I explain why in more detail in this post: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4745237#4745237

Cross reference text anchor source in Word doc

I'm trying to figure out a way to automatically generate page numbers for a list of courses at the back of a course catalog. The listing is not arranged alphabetically or in the order the courses appear in the catalog, and (right now) the listing is a table. Because of this, I don't think a TOC or Index would work.
Cross references seem to work, but they're just as much work as turning pages, finding each entry, and typing it into the list. What I'd really like is to be able to use cross-references to text anchors, but have the anchors inserted in Word, before it goes into Indesign. Many of the courses repeat from one catalog to the next. The editor who creates the Word file does so by pasting each course with its description into one big Word file. If the text anchor were in each course to begin with, it would end up in Indesign and I would only have to reference it to generate a page number.
It seems that Word's Bookmarks come into Indesign as text anchors, but not with their original names. The first bookmark, regardless of its name in Word, comes in named "Anchor". The next one comes in named "Anchor 5" or something like that. I want them to come in with course numbers or some other unique identifier. "Anchor 5" doesn't really tell me anything.
Any ideas?
Ken Benson

Kenneth Benson wrote:
I'm trying to figure out a way to automatically generate page numbers for a list of courses at the back of a course catalog. The listing is not arranged alphabetically or in the order the courses appear in the catalog, and (right now) the listing is a table. Because of this, I don't think a TOC or Index would work.
Cross references seem to work, but they're just as much work as turning pages, finding each entry, and typing it into the list. What I'd really like is to be able to use cross-references to text anchors, but have the anchors inserted in Word, before it goes into Indesign. Many of the courses repeat from one catalog to the next. The editor who creates the Word file does so by pasting each course with its description into one big Word file. If the text anchor were in each course to begin with, it would end up in Indesign and I would only have to reference it to generate a page number.
It seems that Word's Bookmarks come into Indesign as text anchors, but not with their original names. The first bookmark, regardless of its name in Word, comes in named "Anchor". The next one comes in named "Anchor 5" or something like that. I want them to come in with course numbers or some other unique identifier. "Anchor 5" doesn't really tell me anything.
Any ideas?
Ken Benson
Hi, Ken:
IIRC, Word's cross-references are preserved in InDesign. Have you tried it?
HTH
Regards,
Peter
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices

Can you lock cross-reference or text anchor characters.

Hi,
I am trying to set up a document which multiple people can edit and the cross-referencing has been a great tool for some things. However, I am scared that many of the references will get broken as these other people edit the text.
My Question: Is there any way to lock hidden characters like these so that they don't get accidently deleted? I would like to know if this can be done for text anchors too!
If this can't be done, please let me know!!!!

As far as I know, the answer would be no. If text is editable, any anchors or markers contained in the text are able to be deleted.

Email link to a pdf with text anchor on web site

I'm trying to create an email with a link to a web site's pdf file with a text anchor. I want the link to take the reader not just to the pdf file but to a certain location in the pdf file. I'm creating the pdf with the text anchor in Indesign 4. It's not working. Is this even possible?
Many thanks, Lorraine

http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/PDFOpenParameters.pdf
See also http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/help/sutra66019.html for a full discussion. But of course it all depends on the application you are trying to open the PDF with -- not all of them may support these parameters.

Is there any way to add a hyperlink to text in Messages.app?

Is there any way to add a hyperlink to text in Messages.app?
I frequently share links via Messages and would like to have clickable text with a hyperlink beneath vs an ugly URL.

Hi,
In iChat and early versions of Messages this used to be CMD + K keys together
This no longer works.
It seems CMD + K is free as a Modifier keystroke.
I would have added it as an item in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
The issue with that is the fact that there is also no longer an Menu item for it. (so it does not work).
You can add a URL and then Right Click and there is an Edit option but this only allows you to change the URL and not add a URL to existing unsent text.
Right Clicking unlinked Text does not allow you to Edit it either (well there are some format option but not Hyperlinks)
I can't find away around this.
I know in the past the AIM service suffered from malicious code sent in Hyperlinks so this might be the reason.
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Text Anchor Links

Hello,
We are working on a project that uses Text Anchor Links.
We need the links, that are in the same document, to open in a new window. (For example: A link on page 4 that points to page 76 needs to open a new window showing both page 4 in the original window and 76 in a new).
The only way we can get this to work is by having the links in separate PDF documents, but would like to have one file instead of a resource folder.
Anyone know of a way to do this?
TIA
LM

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