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Forum Name: Using PDF reDirect
Forum Discription: Questions and Comments on using PDF reDirect Freeware and Pro
URL: http://www.exp-systems.com/Forum_exp/forum_posts.asp?TID=484
Printed Date: 22 Nov 24 at 2:35PM

Topic: Hyperlinks

Posted By: Tom Welsh
Subject: Hyperlinks
Date Posted: 09 Apr 09 at 8:24PM

Forgive me if this is a silly question, but I am new at using a pdf converter. I had no trouble downloading, installing, and using pdf redirect. It's just that hyperlinks in the original word document I tested, while they are underlined in the pdf product, aren't clickable. Is this normal?

Thanks

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Posted By: Michel_K17
Date Posted: 10 Apr 09 at 1:02AM

Hi,

   Not a silly question. The "link" data is not sent to the printer. Basically, think of PDF reDirect as a (virtual) printer. Therefore, some of the underlying information (such as hyperlinks) is not sent by Word to the PDF reDirect (or any other) printer.

   PDF reDirect (the Pro version) does give you a couple of options. First, you can convert plain text into clickable links. For example, you can ask it to convert something like www.google.com into a clickable link. You can read about it in the help file [ http://www.exp-systems.com/PDFreDirect/PDFreDirectHelp/Docs/Help_000.htm - here ] (scroll to the "Add Web links" section).

   Also, PDF reDirect Pro also allows you to create stamps that may have a hyperlink assigned to them. See [ http://www.exp-systems.com/PDFreDirect/PDFreDirectHelp/Docs/Help_002.htm - here ] for instructions.

   Finally, you can create links from Word that look like regular hyperlinks, but it does require a bit of work. [ http://www.exp-systems.com/PDFreDirect/Download/Hyperlink_Samples.pdf - here ] is a sample PDF file, and you can download the original Word file from [ http://www.exp-systems.com/PDFreDirect/Download/Hyperlink_Samples.zip - here ].

   I hope that helps.

   For the longer term, I hope to write a Word-to-PDF converter that will take the link information in Word, and apply that to the PDF so that the process is all automated. Look for that in a future version.

   Cheers!

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Michel Korwin-Szymanowski
EXP Systems LLC

Posted By: Tom Welsh
Date Posted: 12 Apr 09 at 8:38PM

Thanks, Michel, for answering my question so extensively and in a way that even a non-technical novice like me can understand it. I followed the links you provided and now I see what you mean.

I really appreciate your help, and your excellent product!

Posted By: Michel_K17
Date Posted: 12 Apr 09 at 10:20PM

Hi Tom,

You are quite welcome.

Best regards,

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Michel Korwin-Szymanowski
EXP Systems LLC

Posted By: MenuBar
Date Posted: 01 Sep 11 at 5:10PM

Here's another way, you have to manually put them in, but it works and is pretty easy:

Print the Word document with hyperlinks to pdf, so you get the the underlining.
. . then, using the free Foxit PDF Reader . . .

Foxit Reader 5.0.2.0718
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/

Tools / Preferences / Trust Manager / un-check "Enable Safe Reading Mode"

Can't Disable the hyperlink warning message
http://forums.foxitsoftware.com/showthread.php?17899-Disable-hyperlink-warning-message
http://forums.foxitsoftware.com/showthread.php?16061-disable-link-confirmation-popup

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Use the Rectangle Link (page 114 of manual)
http://cdn01.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/manual/enu/FoxitReader50_Manual.pdf
. . . and lasso the hyperlinked words

Use these settings:
Thickness 0
Highlight - None
Border Style - doesn't matter
Color - doesn't matter
Open a web page - put in the URL

Then using the hand, you have hyperlinks!

Posted By: vinill
Date Posted: 15 Jan 12 at 11:42PM

Usually documents are converted into PDF format for printing purposes because of its security. So there is no need to provide hyperlinks, only need to show the underline to make the one who reads to understand that it is a link. But hyperlinks are possible in pfd format also. For that you have create the PDF files using latex packages or something. I think it’s not possible with ordinary converters.

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Posted By: MenuBar
Date Posted: 16 Jan 12 at 7:48AM

See my post above for instructions, you can make them with the free Foxit Reader

Posted By: MenuBar
Date Posted: 16 Jan 12 at 7:54AM

. . . maybe you're talking about how the pro version of EXP can include them - it can do that . . . if you don't have that program, and just want to add a few, that can be done manually, that's what I'm talking about

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