I can tell you that moderator battists tried to put the links in the manual but was unsuccessful. The sheer size of the manual is one of the problems in converting it to PDF, but adding all those links makes it a monster job. I think he said that he is looking for a simpler PDF maker that can handle the job. In the meantime, you may want to PM him and ask for the Word version if he's willing to part with that (or perhaps he will publish it in the manual thread); you have to press the Ctrl key while clicking, but the links do work in that version.
As far as your second question goes, try this thread:
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