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Not sure if this is by default or a bug. When I generate an hyperlink to a file, the obtained path of the link is an absolute address. If I change it to become a relative path, no link is added to the pdf on export. The same happens if I paste a custom path to the file, instead of a publisher generated one. It seems that on pdf publish, Publisher checks the url and if it does not conform to what it expects, it directly omits the link completely on the pdf. This renders Publisher unusable to make PDF linked to files that must be distributed on a pendrive or to link to a 3rd party drive out of the system where the document has been created. I think that Publisher should create pdf with whatever path you use, with no regard of being valid or not, because you could need to use a precise path at some points. And no, the option to "include document on export" is of not value here because it destroys the linked document hierarchy and places everything on the same level, which is a big no no. Steps to reproduce the issue: Select text or objets and create hyperlink Link to the file (it creates Users/Xxx/Folder/Folder/Filename.pdf path) Modify path to make it relative to where the pdf is gonna be ( Folder/Filename.pdf ) Export to pdf with links th the correct route for relative links to work. The result pdf has no links added at all If word and indesign does it, why not publisher? is not big science. Just add the link I want.