Linked documents

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September 23, 2023
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I am trying to link other PDFs within a PDF. I have created the link, it seems to work. But when I email the PDF the links aren't there (the hyperlinks are working but not the linked pdf documents).

Any advice much appreciated.

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try67

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I re-read your question and you wrote "the links aren't there"... I thought that meant they are not working, but do you mean they are actually gone? If so, the issue is more likely the software used to display the PDF file on the other end. Make sure they open it in Adobe Reader, not in a browser or any other third-party PDF application.

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Fiona32479554mnh3Author

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Hello,

Thank you so much for explaining that to me. That makes complete sense. The links weren't working, because I hadn't sent the other files. I don't want to be sending lots of files as I'm making something that is promotional - and want as few things to click/download as possible. So I'll have to rethink it.

I really appreciate your help!

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

You can easily do what you want with an online cloud storage such as Google Drive (15 GB free with every gmail) or Dropbox.

Let the files upload, get the share link, and use that link in the emailed PDF.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

try67

Community Expert

You must also send the other documents, of course, and they must remain in the same (relative) location to the main PDF as when you created the links to them.

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Fiona32479554mnh3Author

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Thank you for posting.

I'm really new to this, and don't understand what you mean. If you have moment could you please explain in more detail.

try67

Community Expert

You created a link from file A to file B, but that doesn't link the files to each other. It's not like a web-link that can work from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection. So when you send file A to someone without sending them file B, they can't open the latter, as the link is pointing to a file-path that doesn't exist.

Also, if you send them file B, they must save it in the same relative location to file A as when you created the link. If they were both in the same folder on your computer, they must also be in the same folder (regardless of which folder it is) on the recipient's computer. If file B was in a sub-folder called "Docs" under the folder where file A was located, the link won't work if they are in the same folder, etc.

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