How to preserve hyperlinks when converting from PowerPoint to PDF

Report · Oct 17, 2015

I'm on a Mac with OS X Yosemite using the Microsoft 365 Office suite. I'm trying to convert from PowerPoint and Word to PDF and preserve the hyperlinks. My friends on Windows don't have a problem with this. Is there a way to preserve hyperlinks when converting to PDF from a Mac using Acrobat Pro?

Thank you.

Bernie

Report · Oct 18, 2015

Hi bernieborges,

Let me know the exact dot version of Acrobat installed on your system, also the steps followed to Create PDF file from PowerPoint & Word file?

Regards,

Aadesh

Report · Oct 18, 2015

Hi there,

Below is a screenshot of my Acrobat. It's a trial. I will gladly buy it once it's apparent that I can create PDFs with hyperlinks.

I've tried to create the PDF three different ways.

1. I used Adobe Acrobat Pro but it would not support the PDF conversion from PowerPoint.

2. In PowerPoint I did "save as PDF."

3. In PowerPoint I did "print as PDF."

While options 2 and 3 created a PDF, the hyperlinks did not preserve in the PDF. I'm amazed that in all my google searches on this topic I haven't found an answer. My colleagues on Windows don't have this problem. I love the Mac. But, this is one of those situations where Windows might be better.

Does Acrobat Pro support preservation of hyperlinks in a document after the PDF conversion - yes or no?

Please help me resolve this....Thank you.

Bernie

Report · Oct 18, 2015

Hi There,

I replied in the forum, but I noticed that I can not attach a file in the

forum so I'm replying again. Attached are two versions of the PDF I saved.

Notice that neither of them have functioning hyperlinks.

Is it possible to preserve hyperlinks when saving to PDF on a Mac?

Thank you.

Bernie

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Report · Oct 19, 2015

Hi bernieborges,

I replicate the issue at my end & it worked perfectly. All the hyperlinks were preserved.

Try this, right click on the PowerPoint file & choose convert to PDF.

Let me know if you get the same result.

Regards,
Aadesh