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Oct 8, 2026 9:42 AM UTC
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I have selected text which is to be my Hyperlink Source i.e. when the reader clicks on it, the app should take them to another location (Hyperlink Destination). However, I am unable to "Create Hyperlink" or "Edit Hyperlink"

I have selected text which is to be my Hyperlink Source highlighted in yellow in the screenshot below i.e. when the reader clicks on it, the app should take them to another location (Hyperlink Destination). However, I am unable to "Create Hyperlink" or "Edit Hyperlink"

 

When I select this text to create a hyperlink for it, the options to “Create New Hyperlink”, “Edit Hyperlink”, and “Reset Hyperlink” are greyed out (screenshot below)

 

 

A “Text Anchor” has been created for the Hyperlink Destination but am unable to identify it as ID names it randomly.

 

The inability to quickly and easily identify Text Anchors in ID is extremely frustrating!

All support and advise would be greatly appreciated!

 

 

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Community Expert
Oct 8, 2026 9:52 AM UTC

Does this problem of options disabled happen with all text and all document or a particular document? If it is a particular document then export to IDML, resave it as INDD and then try. If it happens with all document then please share a simple document for us to test. Also, let us know the InDesign version and you OS

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Participating Frequently
Oct 8, 2026 10:43 AM UTC

​@Manan Joshi 

 

Hi Manan.

This is the first time I am experiencing this issue.

ID version: 21.6 x64

OS: 

Edition    Windows 11 Home Single Language
Version    25H2

Hope this helps!

 

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Community Expert
Oct 8, 2026 10:47 AM UTC

I tried with version 21.6 and it worked for me. Can you answer my queries about the document and if possible share a test document?

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-Manan