I've upgradetd to mountain lion and i'd like to create a Link annotation on my PDF using Preview, but i cannot find the right tool
The Help says:
but i cannot find the "link" tools anymore.
Any hint?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion
I am experiencing the same prob! Has this feature dropped...?? http://openradar.appspot.com/11807341
Thanks
To annotate... (I had to look up the definition). I use preview and adobe acrobat. I am not sure I understand what you mean by "you would like to create a link annotation..." are you talking about doing basic highlighting and comments or sending this to someone else using icloud?
PDF standard supports "link annotations" and the target should be another page of the same PDF or a URL, that open the default browser.
This feature was available in snow leopard's preview application and in lion's preview application, but it seems to be removed in mountai lion's preview app.
It's not a good idea!!
I cannot believe that i have to buy Adobe Acrobat X to craete a simple PDF annotation.
Please Apple fix it *** soon as possible...
I just found out that apple has removed the create hyperlink feature in preview. I am so annoyed at this.
I am working on a sponsorship pitch for my company and i need to create hyperlinks in certain areas of the document.
Apple you will now cost me days of more work to find a solution to this, am i supposed to spend $200 on adobe acrobat pro for a simple hyperlink creation?
Hopefully someone can find an explanation to this very soon or better yet, FIX IT APPLE!
From the Preview help menu "Add a link"
If this does not suit your need, you can try PdfPen. http://smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/
Yeah I have tried this, but the hyperlink or link option seems to have been removed completley. I cant find it anywhere. I think the instructions you just posted are related to Lion's version of preview not Mountain Lion.
Its very strange why they would remove this feature, at first i thought it may have been an adobe complaint as apple were offereing the best part of acrobat X for free, then I realised apple would hardly feel sorry for adobe after the whole flash incident :-).
I will try PDF Pen so, thanks for your help.....
Can this be done with regular adobe acrobat? I have a Mountain Lion and a Lion computer... is this in the menu of the Lion Preview Menu?
I'm having the same problem. Why on Earth would Apple remove this feature?!
Preview used to be such a useful application, why has Apple removed so many functions?
1. Can't create a white box to white out an area - no way to remove the shadow.
2. "Save as" is back in Mountain Lion version but hidden behind the alt key
3. There is no hand function, so only possible to move the image around awkwardly via the scroll bars, or by drawing lines (sic)
4. Can't insert hyperlink text
5. Worst of all for me, it is no longer possible to "print selected pages". That was how one could:
Select exactly the pp one wanted to print - given that page numbering in pdf documents is often quite different from that in the view.
Create new pdf documents by selecting various images or pages and then saving them as a new pdf document in the Print menu
Create new pdf documents of just the pages one wanted, again by saving those selected in the Print dialogue.
Why has Apple wrecked such a useful application?
Are you kidding me?
What is going on?
How can they take away adding a link like this?
APPLE - Please bring this back!
Is there a script or hack to bring this back?
I agree. Removing the ability to create hyperlinks makes no sense! Making simply table of contents is really important for client presentations.
If you would like this feature added back to OS X, please leave Apple feedback on the OS X feedback page:
In preview how can i create an hyperlink annotation
