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December 23, 2023
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Print to PDF - Loss of hyperlinks

  • December 23, 2023
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So something in the latest version of Adobe PDF (or perhaps the operating system side of things) has annoyingly began overriding hyperlinks in PDF documents.

 

When I click "Print" and then "Print to PDF" - I WANT THE LINKS TO REMAIN CLICKABLE.

 

I don't care what printing is supposed to be. For the past 2000 years, Print to PDF has allowed the links the remain clickable. Why stop now?

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Correct answer J3442459761kb

Correct - I have just tried Print to PDF on Mozilla FireFox and it works fine. It is only Microsoft Edge where there is a loss of this function.

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Abambo
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December 24, 2023
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I don't care what printing is supposed to be. For the past 2000 years, Print to PDF has allowed the links the remain clickable. Why stop now?


By @J3442459761kb

Because it's Christmas.

 

Are you sure that you were not using the last 2000 years the Acrobat macros inside of Word?

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Participant
December 23, 2023

I hope this message finds you well. I've encountered a frustrating issue in the latest version of Adobe PDF, or possibly on the operating system side of things, where hyperlinks in PDF documents are being overridden.

Specifically, when I click "Print" and then "Print to PDF," I expect the links to remain clickable. Historically, over the past years, Print to PDF has allowed this functionality, and it has proven to be quite valuable. I'm curious if there's been any recent changes or settings that I might be overlooking.

I appreciate any insights or guidance you can provide on resolving this matter. Maintaining clickable links during the PDF printing process is essential for my workflow.

Participant
December 24, 2023

Yes it appears to be Operating System based. As to who would be contacted about it - I guess Microsoft?

JR Boulay
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December 23, 2023

Mac or Windows?

What software do you use?

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
Participant
December 24, 2023

Windows. Just the print dialogue box on windows. As usual. However, now the URLs are removed.

Bernd Alheit
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Community Expert
December 23, 2023

For the past 2000 years, Print to Adobe PDF has removed hyperlinks and other features.

Participant
December 24, 2023

You, and others like you, on similar threads to this one, say this same rubbish over and over again. NO. It HASN'T. I have been using PDF's generated via Print to PDF for a long time, and the links have always worked. I don't know what you have been using. Do you think I am imagining this? Do you think I have been taking drugs or something?

Abambo
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December 24, 2023
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Do you think I am imagining this? Do you think I have been taking drugs or something?


By @J3442459761kb

Well, if you are creating PDF files for the past 2000 years, yes.

 

You should have answered @gary_sc's question by now.

 

In addition: What format (Word, Excel, InDesign, PDF, …) is the source file you want to change to PDF?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
gary_sc
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December 23, 2023

Hi, @J3442459761kb. Are you sure you are doing "Print to PDF…" and not "Print to Adobe PDF…?"

 

Because if you are doing the former, that means it's your OS that's doing the PDF creation, not Adobe. Adobe has no control over that because it's using the PDF generation that's done within the computer's OS.