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erickkaufman
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April 9, 2020
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Creating Links to Different Files in PDF Portfolio

  • April 9, 2020
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I am using Acrobat Pro to create a PDF portfolio.  I would like hyperlinks in one document to open other documents in the same portfolio.  However, when I try to do this, it seems I can only link to a page in the same document or link to a document based on the location on my computer.  Linking to the location on my computer is problem because I want to share the portfolio with others, and they may save it in a different folder structure on their computer.  Is there an alternate approach I can try?

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Correct answer Amal.

Hey Erick, 

 

We are sorry for the trouble. As described you want to create a hyperlink between documents within a PDF portfolio

 

Please try the following steps and see if that works for you.

 

  • Open the portfolio containing different documents.
  • Select the main document where you want to create the link > Click on 'Open Document' in the top right corner.
  • Go to Edit PDF Tool > Select 'Link' > Add/Edit Web or Document Link
  • Using the cross hairline select the area where you want to create the link > 'Create Link 'Dialogue box will open under 'Link Action' select 'Go to Page View' > Click Next
  • A new dialogue box with the option 'Set Link' will appear (Do not click on set link yet) > Go back to the Portfolio tab and select the other document which you want to hyperlink and then click 'Set Link'
  • It's Done.

Now once you go back to the main document and click on the link it will take you to the new page within the portfolio.

 

I hope this will help 

 

Regards

Amal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JE5E66
Participant
January 6, 2021

I am trying to create links to PDF files from 1-9 pages long. I want to embed the documents in the main PDF file so that I can send only the main document to someone and they can click on the link to open the secondary document.

Amal.
Community Manager
Amal.Community ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
April 9, 2020

Hey Erick, 

 

We are sorry for the trouble. As described you want to create a hyperlink between documents within a PDF portfolio

 

Please try the following steps and see if that works for you.

 

  • Open the portfolio containing different documents.
  • Select the main document where you want to create the link > Click on 'Open Document' in the top right corner.
  • Go to Edit PDF Tool > Select 'Link' > Add/Edit Web or Document Link
  • Using the cross hairline select the area where you want to create the link > 'Create Link 'Dialogue box will open under 'Link Action' select 'Go to Page View' > Click Next
  • A new dialogue box with the option 'Set Link' will appear (Do not click on set link yet) > Go back to the Portfolio tab and select the other document which you want to hyperlink and then click 'Set Link'
  • It's Done.

Now once you go back to the main document and click on the link it will take you to the new page within the portfolio.

 

I hope this will help 

 

Regards

Amal

 

 

 

 

 

 

    HM Mitchell
    HM Mitchell
    Participant
    September 9, 2020

    I have created a PDF Portfolio, and creating links successfully both within the document and/or to external docs/websites. However, sudddenly, if i have more than one link on a page, ALL the links will be updated to match each other, so i cannot have more than one unique link on a page. Furthermore, and perhaps more of an issue, is that right after i re-create a link and it functions proplerly, it sudenly points to some other document within the portfolio, than the one i set, despite SAVING the doc. i am at a complete loss to what's happening here.

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