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Hyperlinks (URL) not working on text or images/boxes into PDF ... ah I see!


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1 minute ago, tonywaghorn said:

What aren't Hyperlinks in PDF export on by default?

They are, unless you create a PDF for printing, where they wouldn't make any sense.

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@Callum

Thanks - I found that, it was more that it wasn't obvious (having added hyperlinks in Publisher) that they weren't enabled until after creating the PDF - and why they weren't enabled.

(and More menu is pretty hidden)

Could it be added to Preflight check? - ie. you have hyperlinks in your document ....

OR - I would promote Printers Marks and Hyperlinks to the main screen (why print Bleed without crop marks?)

@walt.farrellYes - but I guess it would make no difference to the Print version if Hyperlinks were enabled by default?

I have now saved some Presets.

 

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9 hours ago, tonywaghorn said:

(and More menu is pretty hidden)

How so? Its button is right next to the Export button.

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2 hours ago, tonywaghorn said:

The More button is visible, but the options it conceals are hidden.

Doesn't the word "more" suggest to you that if you press a button with that name that you will see more options?

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@R C-R

But if you never expect an option to exist, you generally don't go looking.

I can't see any reason why Hyperlinks should ever be turned off?

In print they are just ignored, but if you are producing a online/screen would you ever add hyperlinks and then decide not to produce a doc with an active table of contents, cross-references or manually added links?

My assumption was that Publisher was failing in the PDF export process.

I think my starting point was a PDF print preset, which I then downsampled the DPI and unchecked bleeds and so Hyperlinks stayed off.

I think it's something so key to PDF that Crop Marks and Hyperlinks should be promoted to the main export tab for PDF saves.

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