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kamille53
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October 8, 2018
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Hyperlink option missing in Export Interactive PDF

  • October 8, 2018
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What happened to the include Hyperlink option in the Export Interactive PDF dialog box?
After I export the pdf (not publishing online), the hover works, but the links don't work.
I am on an iMac. Running Mohave
See attached screenshot

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi Kloy53:

The option to include hyperlinks is part of the Export to PDF (Print) dialog box. They are included in the Export to PDF (Interactive) automatically, which is why you can't find the checkbox in your screen shot.

If you are using Acrobat or Reader, note that InDesign's online help file agrees with Bob^^:

If a URL hyperlink isn’t working in the exported PDF, there may be a problem with the hyperlink being a “Shared Destination”. Deselect the Shared Hyperlink Destination checkbox, and then click OK.

~Barb

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tinas235674
tinas235674
Participant
September 1, 2020

Barb, where is the 'Shared Hyperlink Destination' checkbox as I have the same issue, the client has given me a shared destination link... I cannot make it work!! Actually pulling my hair out :0

    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 8, 2018

    Hi Kloy53:

    The option to include hyperlinks is part of the Export to PDF (Print) dialog box. They are included in the Export to PDF (Interactive) automatically, which is why you can't find the checkbox in your screen shot.

    If you are using Acrobat or Reader, note that InDesign's online help file agrees with Bob^^:

    If a URL hyperlink isn’t working in the exported PDF, there may be a problem with the hyperlink being a “Shared Destination”. Deselect the Shared Hyperlink Destination checkbox, and then click OK.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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      responsible_Fountain5E9C
      Inspiring
      January 9, 2021

      I'm sorry, but if understand you correctly, I have to disagree. If I use the print button at the bottom of the book overview, the option isn't there and even in Acrobat reader the links don't work, they were not included automatically. I had to go via this well hidden menu:

       

       

        BobLevine
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        BobLevineCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 8, 2018

        Don't work where? Beyond Acrobat and Acrobat Reader interactive PDF is a crapshoot. If that's what you're using do not use shared hyperlinks.

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