RELATIVE LINKS

[DaleMWebb]

Created a PDF from a Word file that had HYPERLINKS in it.  Acrobat interpreted the links as OPEN A WEB (Execute a Menu Item) links.  I am EDITING those links to make them OPEN A FILE links, but when I ADD the file in the EDIT dialog box, the links become ABSOLUTE links with the drive letter included.  What do I need to do to create RELATIVE file path to the linked file?

[try67]

If the links are to documents that are on the same drive as the PDF, they will be relative, even though it doesn't appear that way in Acrobat. You can easily test it by moving the PDF to another folder. You'll see that the links will now point to a different location. If the files you linked to are on another drive, though, the links will be absolute with the full path of the file.

[DaleMWebb]

Links SEEM to be RELATIVE when SD card is transferred to a second computer, but each link throws up a SECURITY WARNING when clicked using Acrobat READER.  I'm sure the person I'm giving the SD card to will only have READER.  (Acobat is WAY too expensive for the vast majority of non-commercial users.)  Anything I can do to prevent the recipient from having to "ALLOW" file opens on READER?  Acrobat and Reader evidently do not treat files/links the same.

[try67]

Are the links to other PDF files?

Try going to Menu - Preferences - Security (Enhanced) and disabling everything that's enabled there.

[DaleMWebb]

No links in the linked files.  Just simple PDF files, occasional JPG.

Problem is, the recipient of my SD card will likely have a STOCK version of Acrobat READER.  So it's the receipent that will have to deal with all the grief from READER.  There otta be a way to turn this off as a property in the document.  Would only make sense.

[try67]

Did it work when you changed the preferences I described?

[DaleMWebb]

Nope.

Security Warning

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D:\MedicalHistory\Medications\Medications.pdf

If you trust this document, choose Allow. If you do not trust this
document, choose Block.