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EricaSholycow
Inspiring
August 17, 2017
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Text hyperlink to the next page

  • August 17, 2017
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Does anyone know if there a way to create a very simple text hyperlink that links to the next page? I have been manually creating text anchors to text on the next page but the document is too long to continue in this fashion. I also don't want this on every page so setting something on a master page isn't practical. I don't want to directly link to a specific page either because the document page order and count might shuffle before the final publish. Any ideas on how to achieve this? TIA!

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    Correct answer amaarora

    Hi,

    If I understood correctly, what you are trying to say can be very easily done in InDesign.

    Here, added some text. Opened the Hyperlinks panel.. and then using the option made it a hyperlink to a Page using "Link to". I then choose the document(which in your case is the current document) and the page number i want the text to be linked to.(which in your case is current page+1.. you will have to do this each time)

    Now lets say i added 3 pages before page 2 so that it becomes page 5, my hyperlink destination will change automatically.

    -Aman

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    Guille V @illustraworks
    Guille V @illustraworks
    Participant
    October 10, 2023

    For "next page" and "previous page" buttons in InDesign, better use BUTTONS & FORMS. If you want to create a PDF, do the buttons as WITH FOCUS (PDF) or WITHOUT FOCUS (PDF) and add the action you want.

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      EricaSholycowAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 17, 2017

      Hi there. I think this will work for what I need. Thank you

        Barb Binder
        Community Expert
        Barb BinderCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        August 17, 2017

        Hi Erica:

        Can you use a cross-reference? And what are you publishing to? PDF? Publish Online?

        ~Barb

        ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
        amaarora
        Community Manager
        amaaroraCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
        Community Manager
        August 17, 2017

        Hi,

        If I understood correctly, what you are trying to say can be very easily done in InDesign.

        Here, added some text. Opened the Hyperlinks panel.. and then using the option made it a hyperlink to a Page using "Link to". I then choose the document(which in your case is the current document) and the page number i want the text to be linked to.(which in your case is current page+1.. you will have to do this each time)

        Now lets say i added 3 pages before page 2 so that it becomes page 5, my hyperlink destination will change automatically.

        -Aman

          BobLevine
          Community Expert
          BobLevineCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          August 17, 2017

          What is the intended output?

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