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DigitalChickster
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January 25, 2017
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Can I modify how a link is created in InDesign?

  • January 25, 2017
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OK, I had trouble wording the title so it made sense. Here's the issue. I create documents in InDesign. At the top of each page, is a list of "chapters" that are links. So in InDesign, I create hyperlinks that take you to a different page in the document, depending on what link you click on. When I export the document as a pdf, these links work fine. However, someone else then takes that pdf and merges it (using a program called "Select PDF," if that's relevant). When that happens, the links no longer work.

We did a test, and realized that if I create the links in Acrobat when the InDesign file has already been exported as a pdf... THOSE links work. So I found the "style" or "type" of links are different, when you look at them (see image below). The ones created by Acrobat are "cleaner."

Putting in all the links on all pages by hand in Acrobat is not a good solution. It would take me a long time to do ONE report... and I have to do many reports. So my question is, how can I create "cleaner" links from InDesign... that are similar to the ones created in Acrobat.

I'm using the Creative Cloud Suite on an iMac, just FYI.

julie

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    Sandee Cohen
    Legend
    January 25, 2017

    Are you creating the links in Acrobat before the Select PDf merge or after?

    Why do you have to use Select PDF for the merge? Obviously that's the problem.

    DigitalChickster
    Legend
    January 25, 2017

    I created the links in Acrobat before merging the documents. The guy who merges them did a text, and those links then worked fine... once the documents were merged.

    I have asked  him why he uses Select PDF. He will let me know. I'll post the answer as soon as I hear back from him.

    wrensauer
    Inspiring
    March 1, 2017

    Oh thank you! I hadn't thought of doing them that way. I'll give it a try and will see if it solves the problem.

    julie


    Hi Julie,

    Were you able to find success with Sandee's suggestion? Please let us know if you need further help.

    Best,

    Wren