Troublesome PDFs

[Paul Martin]

I'm trying to insert into my newsletter a hyperlink to a PDF suppled by a contributor. It has been supplied to me in an odd format apparently used in Wordpress.com which is "filename.pdf (wordpress.com)".

My Publisher document exports to a PDF but the hyperlink is inactive. I have tried creating a bit.ly link and inserting that but no dice.

The link I have been given works when pasted directly into FIrefox, so I am baffled as to why it doesn't on this occasion. I've had no problem with exporting to PDF from Publisher before.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[Alfred]

3 minutes ago, Paul Martin said:

My Publisher document exports to a PDF but the hyperlink is inactive.

What export options did you choose? At the risk of stating the obvious, web links will be inactive if you export the document as a press-ready PDF.

[Paul Martin]

Duh! The bleedin' obvious it is! What I'm now baffled by is why this hasn't troubled me before and what is the best option to choose instead.

As ever, thank you, Alfred

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, Paul Martin said:

what is the best option to choose instead

It depends entirely on your particular requirements. Just make sure you avoid ‘for print’, ‘press ready’, and any flavour of PDF/X.

Affinity Publisher Help: Publishing PDF files

[walt.farrell]

1 minute ago, Alfred said:

Just make sure you avoid ‘for print’, ‘press ready’,

Or for those, click More... in the Export dialog and enable Hyperlinks in the expanded set of options.

[Paul Martin]

4 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Or for those, click More... in the Export dialog and enable Hyperlinks in the expanded set of options.

That's very helpful, Walt. Sometimes I am dazzled by the range of options.