How to Create PDF Links
A PDF is essentially a picture of a page. A PDF can be made from Microsoft Word documents, Excel documents, from Photoshop documents and from many other kinds of documents. PDFs also can be posted online. PDFs that are posted online can include links to external sources. Providing links on these pages allows the people using them to find related information to what they are reading on the PDF.
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Instructions
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Open the page that will include the links. The document can be opened by double clicking on it, or by opening the Adobe Acrobat software and clicking on "File" and "Open," and then navigating to the file and clicking "OK."
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Click on the "Tools" menu at the top of the page. Then click on the "Advanced Editing" selection. Click on the "Link" tool. Notice that the cursor changes into a cross hair.
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Draw a rectangle around the part of the page that you want to make into a link. A box will appear that shows the properties that can be assigned to the link. For example, the link can include a visible rectangle, or include a solid line around it.
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Use the "Link Appearance" section of the box to create the settings of the link the way that you want them to appear.
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Move the cursor down to the "Link Action" section of this box. Click on the circle located next to "Open a web page," then click "Next." An "Edit URL" box will appear.
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Enter the complete Web address of the Web site to which you want to link in the "Edit URL" box. Click OK.
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Test the link by clicking the "Tools" menu, clicking on "Select and Zoom," and then clicking on "Select Tool." Click on the link.
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Change the appearance of the link by clicking on the "Tools" menu, clicking on "Advanced Editing," and clicking on the "Link" tool. To change the link settings, double click on the link.
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Tips & Warnings
When entering the text into the any URL box, remember to include the "http://" part of the URL address.
Broken links minimize the effect of a document. Make sure all the links work before posting the document on the Web.
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Comments
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writer7
Jun 17, 2009
Thanks for sharing this very useful info. 5*
