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October 29, 2016
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Excel hyperlinks not working after convert to PDF

  • October 29, 2016
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I am using your Acrobat Pro XII trial version, I am running Excel 2016 for PC.  I have hyperlinks in my excel form and when I convert it to PDF they do not transfer over.  I have tried "Save as" a PDF and also "Print", save as PDF, convert the Excel file to PDF using Adobe PDF maker. none will work. 

Please help.

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Correct answer Karl Heinz Kremer

Sure, thank you.

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The problem is that you've created your links via a macro - for the link to work, Excel needs to execute the HYPERLINK macro, and get it's target from a different cell. No macros in an Excel document are getting converted to JavaScript in the PDF file. If you create your links as true links (Insert>Hyperlink), then the link will survive the conversion to PDF. You have two options: You can either convert your links in the Excel documents to true (and static) links, or you can add your links manually in Acrobat using the link tool.

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Community Manager
October 30, 2016

Hi Cowinkidink1, 

Once you open the excel sheet, click on Acrobat tab, click on preferences, check Settings tab and check if "Add links" is checked.

If yes, hyperlinks should work in PDF.

How did you convert the file to pdf? Is it possible to share that excel sheet with us?

Regards,
Tariq Dar.

New Participant
October 30, 2016

Hello Tarig,

Thank you kindly for replying to my inquiry.

I checked the Add Links and it is checked. Tried again and the hyperlinks are appearing in the converted file , however, I can not click on the link. May I send you the Excel file and you take a look? How would I send the file?

Kindest regards.

try67
Adobe Expert
July 24, 2017

Hi Karl,

I am having the same problem with my excel file not converting the hyperlinks when creating a PDF using the Adobe PDF Maker. I have verified the links are created in excel (Insert>Hyperlink) and the add links feature is checked. The hyperlinks in excel work and take me to diferent cells in the workbook, however, once I convert to PDF the hyperlinks appear but do not work.

Thanks,

Heather


When you convert an Excel file to a PDF there are no more cells, so how could it work?