Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. PDF Version of this Course
3. Australasian Digital Theses Program (ADT)
   1. Introduction
   2. FAQ
   3. More FAQ
4. E-Prints
   1. Introduction
   2. FAQ
   3. More FAQ
5. Preparing for Conversion to PDF
   1. Table of Contents
   2. Bookmarks
   3. Links to external Files
   4. Creation of files for conversion and subsequent submission
6. Converting to PDF
   1. Introduction
   2. Method 1
   3. Method 2
   4. Method 3
7. Editing your PDF File
   1. Introduction
   2. Files for Submission to ADT
   3. Table of Contents
   4. New Bookmark
   5. Links to external Files
8. Depositing your Thesis
   1. The ADT Deposit Form
   2. Trial Submission
9. Quoted Sources

Editing your PDF File

Links to external multimedia Objects or other Files

We recommend setting up your links in your word processed document before conversion (see above in "Preparing your word processed document for trouble free conversion to PDF").

However, if necessary links to external objects can also be created in the PDF file, using Adobe Acrobat 7.0. Use the following instructions or the Acrobat tutorial accessible from the Graduate Information Literacy Program's Online Learning page.

Make sure that the file to be linked is saved in the same directory (folder). These links will be preserved through the conversion process to the PDF format.

1. Open your document in Adobe Acrobat 7.0
2. Click on the 'Link' button (if it is not visible, select View > Toolbars > Advanced Editing)
3. The cursor will change to a cross
4. Draw a frame around the area you wish to link
5. The 'Create Link' dialog box will appear
6. From the 'Appearance Type' section select 'Invisible Rectangle'
   (Select 'Visible Rectangle' if you would like your link to be visible.)
7. Then click on the 'Colour' and choose blue
8. Ensure the lines are thin and solid
9. From the 'Link Action' section choose 'Open a file', press 'Next'
10. Select the 'Select File' button
11. Navigate to the file required, click 'Select'
12. Click on the 'Hand Tool' icon, the link will now become active
13. Save your document. This operation is critical

Repeat this process if you wish to create more links to external multimedia objects.