How to add a bookmark(place holder) into a PDF document?

Question

Bookmarks for PDFs usually mean a list of predefined shortcuts to get to specific parts of the document, but I'd like to know how I can insert (i said book for lack of a better name) something into a PDF to note where in the doc I've read up to, so I can resume reading from that point next time.

Answer 1

In Adobe Reader 7 (it probably works on lower as well), goto the menu bar and click EDIT and then PREFERENCES right at the bottom of the menu. In the left hand pane click on STARTUP.

Click on the drop down at the field labeled REOPEN DOCUMENT TO LAST VIEWED PAGE. Select ALL FILES and click OK. On some older versions it will change the setting right away but sometimes an installer box comes up, installs some stuff and then tells you to restart. If it does then restart.

In Adobe Reader 8 goto EDIT and PREFERENCES. Click DOCUMENTS in the left and pane and check the box marked RESTORE LAST VIEW SETTINGS WHEN REOPENING DOCUMENTS And Click OK.

Now Adobe Reader will remember what the last page is of the documents you open with it.

I am not sure if it will open to the last read page for documents you have opened with adobe reader before the option was enabled.