Changing Hyperlink clickable text ....

Bev,

Being openly derisive of someone else's suggestion does not really help anybody. The beauty of having working professionals answering questions in these forums is that the proposed solutions come from a wide variety of actual working environments. In this case my suggestion was based on many years working in medical advertising. In that environment where for many reasons copy and layout was in a constant state of flux attaching hyperlinks to specific text became an unworkable solution. Having the links as separate objects on a separate layer and not dependent on copy became the most efficient way for us to meet our client's and regulatory's constantly changing demands and the impossible deadlines that ensued. This was a tried and true solution which I felt it only prudent to suggest to the person who posted the original question.

I do understand your objections based on accessibility. Unfortunately, in the world of digital production there is yet to be a "one size fits all" solution to any problem. In the case of hyperlinks in pdfs many people are already left out simply because they have the wrong pdf viewer. That others are unable to use them for other reasons is not acceptable of course. But the users who ask the questions do deserve to hear all possibilities so that they can make their own decisions as to what works in their own environment.