How to Quickly Navigate a Long Document in InDesign
Learn how to quickly navigate around a long InDesign document, by creating bookmarks then using the bookmarks panel to jump to the page you need.
In this InDesign + Long Documents Summit sneak peek, Nigel French shows off a quick tip for navigating around a long InDesign document. By creating a quick table of contents, he is able to generate bookmarks in the process. Nigel then uses the Bookmarks panel to view the sections and jump right to the page he needs.
This video is a preview of Nigel’s “Building Templates” session at our upcoming InDesign + Long Documents Summit, being held online Friday, April 5. See the agenda and register now!
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on February 26, 2024
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