Including hyperlinks in a pdf

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laurencekillick
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Post by laurencekillick »

Is it possible to convert a Word document into a pdf file in such a way thta all the hyperlinks that refer to locations within the document are preserved in output pdf?


Claudiu (Softland)
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Post by Claudiu (Softland) »

With dopdf any word documents converted that have visible hyperlinks (i.e. start with http or www) will be active pdf links (clickable).
However if a link is "hidden" it will not be converted. There is a commercial program, novapdf, that will install an addin for Microsoft Word, which will convert hidden hyperlinks too.

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iancockayne
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Post by iancockayne »

My document is compiled in Openoffice.org Writer, but saved as a Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP [.doc] with active visible hyperlinks that show the http://www.site when the mouse hovers over the blue underlined hyperlinked text. This document did not convert with with active (clickable) pdf links. What is the solution please?
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Claudiu (Softland)
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Post by Claudiu (Softland) »

Try opening the PDF with a reader such as Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader, as the links are activated by the PDF reader (if you have them installed make sure you have a newer version).

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