When creating external URL links only the marker becomes active, not the highlighted text

Question

When creating external URL links, only the marker shows as active, not the entire selected text.

For example, if I write "For more information see, the Adobe Web site"

Despite the fact that I selected "Adobe Web site," applied the hyperlink character format, and then select Insert>Hypertext and copy the URL after the "message URL" text in the Hypertext box, when I run the PDF, the entire Adobe Web site text isn't clickable. Only what's really the marker that's inserted in front of the A in Adobe is. How can I ensure the entire text of that link is clickable for end users?

Thanks!

Barb Binder · Accepted Answer

Thanks Barb,So it really sounds like I need to create the Hypertext URL part first, which creates the marker. THEN I should perform the character formatting including that marker?Hi Linda:You can add the marker before or after you assign the character tag—but when you add it, click inside the character format, or drag the marker into the character format.So for example:Highlighting the string prior to adding any marker does direct Fm to add the marker to the beginning of the string. Either click before adding, or drag to move the marker to the new location.~Barb

Barb Binder · Answer

Hi Linda:Where exactly is the marker in that paragraph? To make a text string a hot spot, put the marker inside of text formatted with a character tag. (I teach my students to add in front of the second word, for example.)If you aren't sure, please share a screen shot of the Fm window (showing the status bar) with your cursor in the the underlined text and text symbols showing.~Barb

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