Active hyperlink in .pdf document

Hi Diawn,
Allow me to interject some information. When the link in Pages isn't active it won't be active when created to a PDF. Yes Adobe Reader will see it as active, Preview won't. Typing a web address doesn't make it a active link.

To activate a hyperlink in Pages:
1. Highlight the entire link in pages
2. Open the inspector, click the second to last icon, Link Inspector.
3. Click Enable as a Hyperlink.
4. Chose Link to: Webpage
5. Fill in the URL line as needed.

You're active hyperlink is now created. Both Preview and Adobe Reader will see it as active.

Do let us know if this helps you.

Sincerely,

RicD

Dlawn,

Maybe it's your PDF browser. I seem to recall folks being about to read active links in Adobe Reader but not in Preview.

-Dennis

Yes and No.

It is possible ONLY if you also buy a full version of Adobe Acrobat. This is not a limitation of Pages - I am not aware of any non-Adobe product that will allow one to create PDFs that retain advanced features like bookmarks or hyperlinks. You can't do it in Word. You can't do it in Wordperfect. You can't do it in Appleworks.

The reason is that the PDF format is owned by Adobe. Adobe will license a limited version so that the masses can create basic PDFs, but it's not going to give the store away.

Good luck,

Terry

I am confused here. My hyperlinks get active in exported PDF documents without any problem at all. Which version of Mac OS X and Pages are we talking about?

You're welcome, Dlawn, but I think I overstated the case.

Adobe invented the PDF format, but it doesn't own it. It's an open format.

However, creating PDFs with hyperlinks and bookmarks takes a lot of computing horsepower, so creating them with advanced features is generally limited to dedicated programs that create PDFs.

Terry

I tried it in Preview of Leopard, and it worked fine.

I am new to this thread and there seems to be a bit of information on it, some counter. Ultimately, what I need is a PDF of a Pages document so that the hyperlinks work for the recipient. Am I reading this correct in that I need to purchase the full version of Adobe to do so? Is there a specific one for Mac users?

Dlawn,

Sorry, I don't know. I've never had to make readable hyperlinks.

-Dennis

Hello

Several helpers wrote that you may achieve your goal with Pages under Leopard.
Leopard is cheaper than Acrobat;-)

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mercredi 5 mars 2008 23:19:30)