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How to make interactive pdf printable

  • August 28, 2023
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Hey!
In addition to the accessible interactive pdf (contains maaaaaany links), my client wants a printable version with links to the interactive pdf. How does cmyk color management work in the same document?

Until now, I have always made two different files, the accessible online version and the printable one.

Could you please advise, is it possible? Or do we have to accept that when printing the rgb version, the colors can be whatever (and it hurts).  Are there any new tricks for that?

Thanks in advance to all the gurus in this community 🙏.

 

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    Correct answer Laubender

    @Derek Cross said: "You can print a PDF but obviously, the lhyperinks won't work. "

     

    Hi together,

    even with Adobe PDF (Print) it is possible to export PDFs with working hyperlinks. There is a checkbox for hyperlinks!

    What is not possible however, is to export Adobe PDF (Print) PDFs that are meant for any of the supported PDF/X standards with working hyperlinks. ( I think, the PDF/X standards do not forbid hyperlinks explicitely, but with Adobe software like InDesign, Illustrator or PhotoShop you cannot add working hyperlinks to PDF/X exported files. )

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( Adobe Community Expert )

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    LaubenderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 15, 2023

    @Derek Cross said: "You can print a PDF but obviously, the lhyperinks won't work. "

     

    Hi together,

    even with Adobe PDF (Print) it is possible to export PDFs with working hyperlinks. There is a checkbox for hyperlinks!

    What is not possible however, is to export Adobe PDF (Print) PDFs that are meant for any of the supported PDF/X standards with working hyperlinks. ( I think, the PDF/X standards do not forbid hyperlinks explicitely, but with Adobe software like InDesign, Illustrator or PhotoShop you cannot add working hyperlinks to PDF/X exported files. )

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender
    ( Adobe Community Expert )

    Tuire
    TuireAuthor
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    September 15, 2023

    Thank you! Derek! 

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    August 28, 2023

    Nothing's changed and for the most part in-house printing, RGB is the right choice anyway. If you're sending files out for offset printing then you have to send two files...one for printing, and one for interactive use.

    Tuire
    TuireAuthor
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    August 28, 2023

    Sure, print houses are totally different thing. I will propably go with rgb. 

    Thank you for your kind answer. 

    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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    August 28, 2023

    You can print a PDF but obviously, the lhyperinks won't work. The fidelity of the colour will depend on the type of desktop printer the end user has.

    You might consider as an alternative, test using InDesign's Publish Online facility – you can include lots of interactivity that's not available in a PDF and the user can print a (static) PDF version of the document.

    Tuire
    TuireAuthor
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    August 28, 2023

    Thank you, your kind answer.
    I understand there is different kinds of printers, but it would be nice to control colors some way. I guess I think about this a bit old-fashioned, but when you take money for what you do, you have to be careful about the quality.

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