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May 17, 2026 9:13 AM UTC
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InDesign Hyperlinks do not give clickable links in exported pdf

Hyperlinks to other parts of an InDesign book do not produce clickable links in exported pdf.

    BobLevine
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    May 17, 2026 10:57 AM UTC

    @KKarney Why are you using Acrobat 4 compatibility? That’s an ancient standard.

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    KKarneyAuthor
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    May 17, 2026 3:41 PM UTC

    thanks for you help. all sorted out now!

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    KKarneyAuthor
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    May 17, 2026 12:58 PM UTC

    Which should I use?

    thanks again

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    BobLevine
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    May 17, 2026 1:17 PM UTC

    Acrobat 8/9.

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    leo.r
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    May 17, 2026 9:19 AM UTC

    What are your InDesign and operating system versions? By “book”, do you mean an .indb file? Are appropriate settings checked in your PDF export settings? What PDF export settings are you using? Do you only have this problem with hyperlinks to other parts of the book, or internet URLs as well?

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    KKarneyAuthor
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    May 17, 2026 10:31 AM UTC

    InDesign 21.3 on Apple Mac OS Sequoia 15.7.7. 

    Yes, by’ book’ I mean an .indb file

    Internet URLs work

    Table of Contents links work

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    KKarneyAuthor
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    May 17, 2026 10:31 AM UTC

    P.S. Thanks for you rapid reply!

     

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