Hyperlink in Preview

Hello all,

I am trying to figure out how to add a hyperlink using Preview, and from searching it looks like Apple removed this function a while back. Has anyone found a work around? Please let me know. Thank you!

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Posted on Nov 10, 2022 2:20 AM

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VikingOSX

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Posted on Nov 10, 2022 5:44 PM

Apple removed the link annotation as far back as OS X Lion's Preview. Now, you will need a paid PDF Editor to add a link to original text, or text annotations in a PDF. Or, one can form the link in the source document before exporting to PDF.

There is a programmatical way to add a link using Apple frameworks but out of scope for this post.

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Nov 10, 2022 5:44 PM in response to Ebpok

There is a programmatical way to add a link using Apple frameworks but out of scope for this post.

Nov 10, 2022 5:32 PM in response to Ebpok

it's working here. just click the "text" button in the markup options.

and then paste in the desired link.

Nov 10, 2022 5:33 PM in response to jeffreythefrog

the link to yahoo is clickable in preview, but does not work on this page as a link.

Nov 10, 2022 5:38 PM in response to jeffreythefrog

and it also won't work when sent through an email. sorry for wasting your time. :(

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Hyperlink in Preview