Bookmarks Panel displays "_GoBack" Thumbnail at top

[Guest]

Hi, I don't quite know what to make of this I'm getting a PDF with a "_GoBack" Thumbnail in the top position. I'm using Indesign CC to create the PDF.  Has anyone seen this before? Thanks.

[Tariq Dar]

Hi Marquin20,

Sorry for the delay in response.

It would be very hard to comment without having the files both InDesign and PDF file at hand. Would it be possible to share the files with us?

If yes, you may use Adobe Send: How to share a document via private message: How Do I Send Private Message

Will be waiting for your response.

-Tariq Dar.

[Guest]

Hi Tariq,

Issue resolved. It was related to a formatting error - a rogue text anchor had become embedded in the text on one of the first few pages of the document, unbeknownst to anyone.

Thanks for responding.

~ Margarita

[Bernd Alheit]

Read this:

Bookmarks - ID Creating strange bookmarks

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Hi Bernd,

I managed to resolve the issue that day. It was related to a formatting error - a rogue text anchor had become embedded in the text on one of the first few pages of the document, unbeknownst to anyone.

Thanks for responding and thanks for the message link! I’ll post the solution on the forum.

Best Regards,

~ Margarita

[Tariq Dar]

Hi Margarita,

Thank you for sharing your findings, I really appreciate this. 

-Tariq Dar

[davidblatner]

This is actually a known problem… Word keeps track of the last location you were editing a document. On the Mac, for example, you can edit in one location, then place your cursor somewhere else in the file and then press Command-Option-Z, and it will jump back to the location where you were editing.

So when you save your Word file, Word seems to save that position as a Bookmark, which is placed into the document. InDesign should ignore that _GoBack bookmark/anchor.

[Guest]

Hi David,

Thanks for your reply.  I thought I'd posted the solution last year but I can't locate it so I'm posting it again.

When this type of error’s inserted in the navigation bookmarks panel of the PDF – it means some type of cross-reference is anchored in the text on the InDesign page that this link goes to. How to locate it:
• Click the navigational link in the PDF to see where it goes.
• Go to the InDesign publication and find that spot. 
• Cursor highlight the text
• Click the Type menu and at the bottom of the type menu, ensure “show hidden characters” is enabled.
• Cntrl Y to go to story editor
• There should be an anchor located somewhere around or within the text
• Delete it
• You then need to recreate the PDF with navigational bookmarks

[HSBurton]

Dear Marquin20,

I know that I'm late to the party, as it were, but I just wanted to say that I found your very precise and detailed instructions extremely helpful in addressing this problem.  So thanks very much for posting it.

Best,

Howard