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Hi!
I will explain what my idea is in case anyone has any alternative to how to do it. I am doing a digital business card that will be sent by phone to clients. It is created so that if you click on the logo, it opens the business web site; if you click on the phone it opens the caller; if you click on the email it sends an email (duh), etc. I was "suggested" that maybe there could be a way for the client to click something and open a vcard with all the data too. Is it possible?
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Can you describe in what format you will send that digital business card?
Because a vCard is a file, I would suggest to upload it to the website and insert a link to that in your design. The visitor clicks on the link and it downloads a vCard from the website.
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Hi,
Can you describe in what format you will send that digital business card?
Because a vCard is a file, I would suggest to upload it to the website and insert a link to that in your design. The visitor clicks on the link and it downloads a vCard from the website.
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I ended up doing what you have suggested. I was concerned by what Beni Chagnon said about it being flagged, but since it is supposed to be sent to one contact to another, it shouldn't happen. Thank you!
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Consider using QR Codes as it could include all the info you want in a simple 'icon'
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Interactive PDF beyond Acrobat and Reader on a desktop is a crapshoot.
Why does this have to be a PDF? What does “sent by phone” mean?
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By "sent by phone" I mean that instead of giving a paper business card, our salesmen could send a pdf (I was creating it in a pdf, but I could use any other format that fits the purpose) say by WhatsApp or any other medium. It is something I was asked to do, so I guess it could be useful for them in some cases.
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First, many email systems won't let users click on something and execute a file; and that's what would happen when they click anything and the vcard opens. So right off the bat, a sizable portion of your intended audience will be prevented from doing this.
Additionally, large institutions (corporations, government, etc.) would flag that email as a security threat and possibly block anything from your domain name ever again. This is not a good outcome for a business card!
You should give the user the choice of whether to open the vcard or not. If they click (without any warning of what will happen) and the vcard is opened, you have violated security protocols.
Some other ideas to consider:
And to answer your original question, yes, you can script the PDF to open the vcard when something is clicked. Do that in Acrobat after the PDF has been exported, not InDesign.
It sure would be nice to write the Acrobat script in InDesign and have it automatically built into the PDF when we export from InDesign, but that is just a dream for now!
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Hi Bevi,
Thanks in advance, can I ask about this part of your answer of the original question
And to answer your original question, yes, you can script the PDF to open the vcard when something is clicked. Do that in Acrobat after the PDF has been exported,
I do have a PDF file with a phone number in it and my client wants the phone number to be clickable and to pop-up a (vcard)
to "save contact"
I have found a way to open the phone number -by clicking on it- on the caller dialing screen but it wasn't enough, I need it to open save as contact (number with name ....etc)
Thanks a lot
Bevi Chagnon | PubCom
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Hi,
The easiest is to save the vCard file online, on a web site that anyone can read.
Then embed the hyperlink to this in your document.
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Thanks a lot Eric
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Hi,
if this works for you, consider marking this reply as the 'correct answer' to help other users with the same query.
Thanks
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I wanted to do so (marking the reply as "correct answer") , but I asked my question in someone else's thread so I do not have the option, all I can do is to mark it (helpful) ...... Many thanks to you Eric
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That's great, thanks
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Hi Eric, i need to attach a vcf to a pdf so that a user can click a button and open it. I've tried everything, searched everywhere and i can't find how to do this. I've got a big pitch to a law firm in a couple days and would really like this to make it easy for them. I can't do a link to dropbox or other sites because of the strict security. HELP!
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VCF file when uploaded to server/dropbox works for Android when linked to PDF BUT does not work on iPhone. Any clue why? Any Alternative for the same?