Not able to Hyperlink when export to PDF

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January 26, 2012
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I have Indesign 7.5.2. I have run all updates. I have a file that I am trying to make hyperlinks on. I can create the link in Indesign. When I export the file to PDF the links are not active. I have selected the feature to include hyperlinks. I am new to Indesign and this is driving me crazy! I have searched and tried everything that was recommended but still not working. Does anyone know of a fix?

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Peter Spier

Community Expert

There are two problems with Acrobat's URL recognition, it can be turned off, and it won't work on a URL that breaks across a line.

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Jeffrey_Smith

Community Expert

Are you creating just a hyperlink destination without applying it to text? What is the hyperlink linking to: URL, File, Page, Text Anchor, etc. ? Does the destination still exist in your document (i.e. if the link goes to page 12, is there still a page 12 in doc?) If the hyperlink goes to an URL, is the address spelled out correctly?

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Christine40Author

Known Participant

I am trying to link to a url.

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Jeffrey_Smith

Community Expert

In a text frame, you can set the text of an URL, select it, from the Hyperlinks Panel > New Hyperlink from URL. This will do two things: create the hyperlink destination, and then make the selected text a link with your URL destination.

Peter Spier

Community Expert

I've moved this out of Feature Requests to the general discusion forum since it's a question rather than a feature request.

What settings are you using (if a preset, which one?) for the export? Did you actually create hyperlinks in the file using the Hyperlinks panel?

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Christine40Author

Known Participant

I am exporting as Adobe PDF interactive. I have found that if I select rectangle tool then select the text and go to window interactive hperlinks I can get them to work. But there must be an easier way.

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Jeffrey_Smith

Community Expert

OK thanks.

Also, Acrobat/Reader will create a link from a typed URL as long as this application preference is turned on. This pref is turned on when app is installed and most people do not change this behavior. So what this means is, you wouldn't need to define a URL hyperlink in Indesign for the majority of users.

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