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September 20, 2024
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Inserting a "dynamic" hyperlink to next page on a table footer (table flowing across multiple pages)

  • September 20, 2024
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Hello there!

I'm working on a document that needs to be accessible, and we have a long table that flows across multiple pages. On other shorter tables (2 pages), I just include a simple row at the end of the first part of the table that says "Continues on the next page" and use a hyperlink destination to link it, nothing too complex.

But on this longer table, I was wondering if I could use a footer instead (so it will automatically place this extra row at the end of each page), and have it hyperlink automatically to the next page where the table continues? Is that somehow possible? 

I know how to set the table footer, I'm just curious about the automatic/dynamic hyperlink part.

Thank you in advance!

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Correct answer Lucia RQ

I solved this by creating a text box with the "Continues on the next page" text, converting that to a button that goes to the next page, and inserting the button in the footer cell 😁👌

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Lucia RQAuthorCorrect answer
Participant
September 20, 2024

I solved this by creating a text box with the "Continues on the next page" text, converting that to a button that goes to the next page, and inserting the button in the footer cell 😁👌

Robert at ID-Tasker
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September 20, 2024

But the repeating footer - will be the same footer on every page - so it can't point to different pages. 

 

In case like this - you should break the table into pieces, add dynamic / accessibility content - and then export final version. 

 

It can, of course, be automated by script. 

 

Lucia RQAuthor
Participant
September 20, 2024

Thank you, Robert! Yes, I figured that the footer could only be set once and it would repeat itself... I was just hopeful that there was a way to insert a dynamic hyperlink that would always "go to next page", in a similar way that page numbers work (dynamically). 

I haven't learned my way about scripts yet and I don't have that much time to figure that out for this project, so I guess I'll just add the rows/hyperlinks manually 😄

Thanks again!