Albo Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I want to add hyperlinks on a map in my Publisher document. Clicking on the link will bring us to a different page of the same document. I can't seem to find this??? Thanks. Quote iMac mid-2017 3,6 Ghz / 32G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 If the map is one image, you could add 1 hyperlink to it, allowing you to go to one different page. If you want to have multiple hyperlinks, then you'd need to have the image split into multiple pieces, and each could have a hyper link. Or you'll need to put some text frames over the map, and each text frame could contain a hyperlink. Can you clarify what it is you're trying to do, @Albo? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albo Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Thank you. I wanted to use one map with multiple hyperlinks but it looks, after reading your answer, that it can't be done. Is it possible to put blank text frames over the map and use them as hyperlinks? Quote iMac mid-2017 3,6 Ghz / 32G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 10 hours ago, Albo said: Is it possible to put blank text frames over the map and use them as hyperlinks? I'm not sure that an empty text frame (or a transparent object, which might be better) would work, as I haven't tried that. It might not be clickable in the exported PDF. Another problem might be: how would the user know where to click, if there's nothing visible. Clicking on a name would work. Or, if the map were cut into multiple pieces (one per area that has additional information available) then clicking anywhere in that area could work. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albo Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 The map has bullets where we click. Transparent object is a good idea. I will also try that. I'm really trying not to cut my map in different pieces. Quote iMac mid-2017 3,6 Ghz / 32G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 If you're clicking on bullets, couldn't you: Create a selection including the bullet. Duplicate (Ctrl+J or Cmd+J depending on OS). Apply the hyperlink to the duplicated layer. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max1josef Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) I have the same requirement: I want to define areas with hyperlinks on drawings. Somewhat similar to image maps in HTML. So far it seems that the only thing you can apply hyperlinks to in publisher is text. My workaround is applying hyperlinks to text which I than make invisible. An empty text frame does NOT work. I don't know what you mean by applying hyperlinks to layers. How would you do that? Maybe this is a topic for the whishlist? Edited August 31, 2020 by max1josef typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, max1josef said: So far it seems that the only thing you can apply hyperlinks to in publisher is text. Hello @max1josef, you can apply hyperlinks in APub to almost everything, not just text. The only shortcoming is that 'Insert Hyperlink' is listed in the 'Text' menu which is a little misleading. It becomes a little more clear if you look for 'View > Studio > Hyperlinks' that these are not limited to text only. With this knowledge you can divide your map or drawing into seperate areas where each has its own hyperlink. Cheers, d. max1josef 1 Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albo Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Thank you all. I will be trying this out soon. And yes, it is a bit misleading to have it only in the text menu...last place I would have looked! Quote iMac mid-2017 3,6 Ghz / 32G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albo Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Here is what I did. I don't know if it is the best but it works for now. Added a transparent image on top of the map bullet . It is not empty but a transparent circle. I then added an anchor in my text where I want the bullet to go. This way I can add many transparent images on top of my bullets on the map. I tried this with one bullet and it worked so it should works with many...hopefully! Quote iMac mid-2017 3,6 Ghz / 32G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Move Along People Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 - dominik and max1josef 1 1 Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albo Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Indeed. Thanks. Quote iMac mid-2017 3,6 Ghz / 32G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max1josef Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Many thanks from me too! dominik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaving-Adobe Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Buut how do you export the html code with the referring hyperlinks?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, Leaving-Adobe said: Buut how do you export the html code with the referring hyperlinks?? The Affinity applications don't support export of HTML. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaving-Adobe Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Ok, I guess that is a problem for many who can't or don't want to work anymore with Adobe Illuustrator. Hopefully it is being implemented soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaustift Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I totally agree and would strongly suggest for the affinity team to implement functions used creating interactive pdfs and according export options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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