\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{xcolor} %\usepackage{xr-hyper} \usepackage[bookmarksopen,bookmarksnumbered]{hyperref} \usepackage{xbmks} % just for laughs, we transfer the last section number from doc2 \setcounter{section}{4} % the xr-hyper package may also be used if you have % cross document links within the body of the doc %\externaldocument[m-]{master} %\externaldocument[d1-]{doc1} \begin{document} \section{Doc 2: Sec 1} \belowpdfbookmarkx{Home page}[action={/S/URI/URI(http://www.acrotex.net)},% color=magenta,style={bf}]{home} Some content goes here. \newpage \subsection{Doc 2: subSec 1} Some content goes here. \section{Doc 2: Sec 2} \subsection{Doc 2: subSec 1} Some content goes here. \newpage \subsection{Doc 2: subSec 2} Some content goes here. \subsection{Doc 2: subSec 3} Some content goes here. \end{document}