Hyperlinks from Excel to PDF

[Leachim_Mad]

Hi,

I'm using Excel 2003 Pro. In a spreadsheet, I have a list that is distributed to a domain on a weekly basis as a PDF file. The Spreadsheet contains Hyperlinks linking to URL's. I'm using Acrobat 7.0 Standard. When I create the PDF-file from my Excel-sheet all the links disappear...?

Is there a way to keep the links from my Excel-sheet in a PDF-file...?

Thanks in advance

Michael

PS: Using link tool and edit links directly in PDF is not an option!!

[MichaelKazlow]

How are you creating the pdf? If you use the toolbar, it should work to preserve links. If you print to pdf it will not preserve links.

[Leachim_Mad]

I've tried both print and toolbar. No links when I view the finished PDF.

[AmbooS]

When you use the toolbar in Excel to convert to PDF, did you check the options from Excel - Adobe PDF->Change Conversion settings? The options "Enable accessibility..." and "Add links.." should be checked ON (these are ON by default). Please try after setting these 2 options ON and converting to PDF again from Excel->Adobe PDF->Convert to PDF.

-Amboo

[Leachim_Mad]

Hi AmbooS,

I've tried every combination.The features enable acc..... and Add links... are on. result is still the same. The procedure you describe is the excact mo I use.

Help!!!

Regards

Leachim

[Allta Media]

Have you updated Acrobat to at least 7.05 or greater?

[Leachim_Mad]

Hi Lori,

I’m running 7.1.0 – latest version.

Regards

Leachim

[raneeq]

How about using googledocs? I tried for exporting word 2003 to PDF and all the links are live.

Thus you may upload your spreadsheet then download as PDF.

You may have a try. Good luck!

[Yike_Wang]

Exactly the same problem here as well!!!

I mean, it's just frustrating when the links in Word are kept after the conversion but those in Excel are all gone!!!!

I am using Microsoft Office 2003 and Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 Standard.

Need URGENT help on this!!!

Many thanks in advance!!!

[Bernd Alheit]

Can you post a sample document?

[Yike_Wang]

well, the truth is, it doesnt work in ANY cases!!!

I mean, you can try it out as I did: open a new excel file, write click on it! in the first cell and make a hyperlink to a document or whatsoever.

It works perfectly in Excel but after the conversion, all i got was "click on it!" without any hyperlink!!!

:S

[Bill12]

Whoa! I just tested it with Excel 2003 and AA7.1.3 (the latest, not 7.1.0) on XP. I got the same result. The link in the PDF was in appearance only. To confirm the setup, I also did the same process in WORD 2003 and the link works. I don't have a solution, just confirmation as well as a comment regarding the version number.

[Yike_Wang]

-.-"

You see?? How absurd that is!!! I mean it works just fine with Word while it totally messes up the hyperlinks in Excel!!!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!   😠

[Bill12]

As a follow up, I tried it with Excel 2007 and AA8. The links worked fine. I wonder if this is an issue with PDF Maker or Excel 2003. It is likely a PDF Maker problem, but would not discount Excel entirely. You might want to try an update to OFFICE 2003 (or maybe that is the problem!). I am on Excel  2003 SP3 (11.8307.8221).

As a follow up, I tried it with OFFICE 2000 and AA6. The link worked. Again, it does not help but suggests a problem with AA7 PDF Maker with OFFICE 2003. Bill

[ove1]

In excel, are you using Insert>Hyperlink or are you using the =HYPERLINK() function in the cell?

I find that using the Adobe pdfmaker within Excel ONLY preserves links if they are defined by Insert>Hyperlink.

Any other users found this?

Its very annoying as I have 700 rows of hyperlinks generated using the HYPERLINK function!! I am not going to redefine them all by using Insert>Hyperlink.

[Leachim_Mad]

I'm using the Insert|Hyperlink function....? = no preservation upon

conversion!!

Regards

Michael