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April 14, 2016
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linking in a pdf

  • April 14, 2016
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is it possible to generate a pdf from an excel spreadsheet that has permanent links in the pdf. (eg. when i click on a product on my menu it links to a specific sell in the pdf, then link "back to the menu". i would like this to be permanent on the pdf .)

for instance , my excel spreadsheet has live data feeds so that the contents of certain cells can chang

e daily.  when I convert to a saved pdf I would like the person reading the pdf to be able to click on a cell which would link it to another cell within the pdf.

and then have a cell "Back to Menu"  so that clicking on this cell would bring the reader back to the main menu.

my pdf file has up to 12 pages so it would be much easier to navigate.

also I would like to do this on a permanent basis  so that everytime I re-save the pdf the links are remembered.

thank you

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try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 14, 2016

Yes, you can create links to a specific point in the file. Just use the Add Link tool and you'll see how it works. It's pretty simple.

Participating Frequently
April 14, 2016

Is it possible to set permanent links between cells

So that every time u resave the pdf (undo this because the data in the excel file cells gets updated and there fore changes

Thanks

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try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 14, 2016

There are no "cells" in a PDF file.

I don't know for sure what you mean by "re-save"... If you mean that you generate a new PDF file from Excel, then no, not directly.

The way to maintain the links in that situation is to use the Replace Pages command on the old file and insert the new pages you created over the old ones.

The links will then remain in place.