🔗 Step-by-Step Tutorial

Create Jump Links in Your PDF Documents

Turn static PDFs into interactive documents with clickable navigation. Perfect for long reports, manuals, and ebooks.

📅 Updated May 2026⏱️ 6 min read🎯 Beginner Friendly
PDF Jump Links Tutorial

💡 The Problem with Static PDFs

Without Jump Links
  • • Readers scroll endlessly through 100+ pages
  • • Table of contents is just decorative text
  • • Cross-references say "see page 47" forcing manual navigation
  • • Poor user experience = abandoned documents
With Jump Links
  • • Click TOC item → instantly jump to that section
  • • Click "Figure 5.2" → go directly to the figure
  • • Navigate 500-page manuals with ease
  • • Professional, polished documents
🎯 Real-World Use Cases:
Training Manuals: Link chapter titles to content
Legal Documents: Link exhibits to references
Research Papers: Link citations to bibliography
Ebooks: Link table of contents to chapters
Technical Docs: Link glossary terms to definitions
Reports: Link executive summary to details
Step 1

Upload Your PDF Document

Start by uploading the PDF file you want to make interactive. Drag and drop or click to browse. Your file is encrypted in transit and auto-deleted after your session. The editor opens with a clean interface showing all your pages.

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Pro Tip: Works with any PDF - manuals, reports, ebooks, legal docs. Free tier supports files up to 100MB.
Upload Your PDF Document
Step 2

Draw Box Over Clickable Text

See text in your table of contents that should be clickable? A heading that should link to a section? Simply draw a box around it. This becomes your clickable area. The visual editor makes it easy - no coding, no property dialogs.

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Pro Tip: Make boxes slightly larger than the text for easier clicking. Users will thank you!
Draw Box Over Clickable Text
Step 3

Choose Internal or External

Pick Internal to jump to a page in the same PDF, or External to open a URL. For internal links, navigate to the destination page and the link target is set automatically.

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Pro Tip: Use Internal for exhibit/section references and External for things like an online ordering page or registration link.
Choose Internal or External
Step 4

Repeat for Every Link

Draw as many source boxes as you need across the document — table of contents entries, cross-references, anything that should jump somewhere else. Each one gets its own destination.

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Pro Tip: Work through the document in order so you don't miss a reference.
Repeat for Every Link
Step 5

Preview & Test Your Links

Press spacebar to enter preview mode and test your links in real-time. Click each link to make sure it jumps to the right place. No need to save and reopen like other tools. When satisfied, download your interactive PDF!

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Pro Tip: Use preview mode (spacebar) frequently while building. Catch mistakes early and save time.
Preview & Test Your Links

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