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Ernest27
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February 25, 2021
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link pdf with Vimeo video

  • February 25, 2021
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If I create a pdf of my art portfolio, can I have a link in the pdf (a thumbnail gif of video) that brings the user to my Vimeo website?

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Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
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February 25, 2021

Linking to an external website URL is doable, but embedding the video into the PDF is not recommended.

Yes, you can link a thumbnail GIF (or JPG, PNG, etc.) in your PDF to a URL.

  1. Select the graphic.
  2. Right-click on it and select Create Link.
  3. At the next dialogue box, select URL.
  4. At the next dialogue box, type http:// followed by the direct URL of your video's webpage on Vimeo.

 

FYI, it's a good practice to have the URL in text somewhere on the page, just in case the hyperlink doesn't work for some reason or another.

 

 

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