How to Hyperlink Pages on PDF Format

Copy a Web page URL to insert into your document.

The best way to send a reader of an electronic document to online content is to embed a hyperlink in relevant sections of your text. This is much tidier and consumes a lot less space than inserting a long and clumsy URL in brackets next to any linked content. You can easily insert hyperlinks into PDF documents by first creating them in a word processing application like Word or OpenOffice and then converting the finished text to PDF.

Things You'll Need

• Word processing application

Instructions

1. Open a new project in your word processing program and write your document.

2. Open your Web browser and navigate to the page you want to link to.

3. Highlight the URL of the Web page you want to link to in the address bar, right-click on it and select "Copy."

4. Highlight the section of text you want to link to the Web page in your document and select the "Insert" option in your word processing application. In Word, click "Insert," select the "Hyperlink" button, paste your URL into the "Address" box and click "OK." In OpenOffice, click on "Inserts," select "Hyperlinks," click on the "Internet" option and paste your URL into the "Target" box before clicking on "Apply." Review your document to make sure it's properly formatted.

5. Select the option to export or save your file as a PDF. In Word, click on the Windows button, hover over "Save as" and select "PDF" or "XPS." Then name your document and select a location to save it on your hard disk. In OpenOffice, click on the "PDF" icon, name your file and select a location to save it. Your PDF document will retain the hyperlinks you entered.

References

• Microsoft: Create, Format, or Delete a Hyperlink
• OpenOffice: Working with Hyperlinks
• Microsoft: Save as PDF
• OpenOffice: Exporting to PDF