Default settings in bookmarks.

[brianm93850210]

Is there any way in Acrobat DC to set bookmark defaults so that all new bookmarks are created with the 'Inherit zoom' property?

[try67]

No, I don't think that's possible.

[brianm93850210]

Thanks.   Adobe take note!!!!   While I was at work I worked with a Documentum database using Acrobat - and we had a brilliant feature that enabled setting the bookmark defaults.

I never realised that it had been produced 'in house' until I used 'Native' Acrobat.

[try67]

You can make a feature request here: Feature Request/Bug Report Form

If you're interested, I've developed a tool that allows you to set the zoom level of all bookmarks in one or more files easily and quickly.

You can find it here: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Batch Edit Zoom Level in Bookmarks

[alejandrof18062783]

I don't even have the bookmark feature, why is this?

[try67]

I don't know. Start by providing more information, mainly what application (including exact version number) you're using...

[TrishMeyer99]

On another thread, the developer for this free GitHub app posted a link, but even after installing Java I couldn't get it to work.

GitHub - beatngu13/pdf-zoom-wizard: Lightweight and cross-platform tool for PDF bookmarks and links ...

Yes, a feature request is in order.

[TrishMeyer99]

go to Feature Request/Bug Report Form

and search for "Inherit Zoom setting for Bookmarks" and VOTE. Already at 25 votes.

[try67]

The tool I linked to above works perfectly and if there issues with it I'm available to solve them. You get what you pay for...

[TrishMeyer99]

I assume it's user error. I restarted the Mac in case Java needed a reboot. But when I open the file "pdfclown.jar" I get an error that the file can't be opened. Am I opening the wrong file? This is the first time I've downloaded anything from GitHub and I don't understand what I'm supposed to do.

[try67]

I have no idea. I was referring to the (paid-for) tool I created, which I linked to in reply #3 above.

[TrishMeyer99]

Ok, sorry, never mind. Not paying $50 to save five minutes. YMMV I suppose.

[TrishMeyer99]

Moderators: This is a follow up to my comment above about having trouble getting PDF Wizard to work.

I don't want to leave it hanging that PDF Wizard doesn't work, as it was user error on my part. I downloaded the code and not the program! It's easy once you download the right file. (I was not familiar with GitHub and so I downloaded the obvious link at the top of the page which turns out to be the source code...doh!).

On the Releases page for PDF Wizard, Releases · beatngu13/pdf-zoom-wizard · GitHub  – ignore the large link at the top (that's the code). Find the latest release (i.e., v0.4.1 as of today's date) and download the .jar file at the top of the ASSETS list. See screen shot below.

After downloading, you may have to edit your Mac's Security Settings to open the .jar (java) file.

Double-click the .jar file in the Mac Finder and it will open the simple user interface. "Browse" to your PDF, select "Inherit" (or other option) from the popup, and press RUN button. This will overwrite your PDF so you may want to run it on a copy.

Thanks beatngu13 for writing this handy app and for trouble-shooting my downloading mistake.

Note: I also installed Java yesterday. This may only be necessary for the code editing, I'm not sure. But if you're having issues, download & install Java too.