How to Embed Links in Acrobact Pro on YouTube
Adobe Acrobat Pro, starting from version 9, includes the ability to add links to your PDFs, creating one-click access to related content within your PDF file to other PDF documents and even to external Web pages, like YouTube videos. You can easily customize your links to make them more visible by adding optional rectangles around your selection with specific color and thickness attributes. Once clicked, users' Web browsers automatically open and direct them to the YouTube page you've specified.
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Instructions
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Open your PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Pro and navigate to the location where you want to embed your external YouTube link.
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Click the "Tools" panel on the right side of the screen, press the "Content" drop-down list and select "Link." Your cursor automatically changes to a crosshairs icon.
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Drag the crosshairs around the desired text, image or object in your PDF to create a rectangle, and enter the "Create Link" menu.
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Click the "Link Type" drop-down box and select "Visible Rectangle" or "Invisible Rectangle." Choose a "Line Style," "Line Thickness" and "Highlight Style" as needed, if you chose the Visible Rectangle option. Customize the color of your box by clicking the "Color" button.
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Press the "Open a Web Page" box and click "Next" to enter the Edit URL window.
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Type the YouTube address you want to link to in the "Enter A URL For This Link" field. You can also copy and paste the URL from YouTube into this field. Click "OK" to save your hyperlink and return to your PDF document.
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Tips & Warnings
Test your hyperlink by clicking the "Selection" tool at the top of the Adobe toolbar and holding the arrow over your link. Click the link when your pointer changes to a pointing hand figure. Press "Allow" if prompted by a security warning to view your YouTube video online.
