Create a link

Links take you to another location in the same document, another document, or a website.

To add a link to a PDF document

1. Open a PDF file on which you want to create a link and choose Document > Link > Link .

2. Click and drag a rectangle to create a link.

3. In the Create Link dialog box, set the desired link appearance.

4. Select an action in the Action section:

• • If you select Go to a page view, the link will lead you to a specific page view within the same document or in another document (such as a file attachment).

1. 1. 1. Click Next and the Create Go to View dialog box appears, informing you to use the navigation tools to set the view for the link.

      2. Go to a page and set a desired viewing magnification in the current document or in another document.

      3. Click Set Link to create the link destination. 

• • If you select Open a file, clicking the link will open a specified file. Click Next and locate a file to link to. Click Open.

  • If you select Open a web link, it takes you to a specified URL. Click Next and then enter a URL in the field. Click OK.

  • Select Custom link and click Next to open the Link Properties dialog box. The Actions tab offers you a list of available actions you can set for the link, such as executing a menu item.

5. Optionally, you can adjust the position and size of it as you would expect:

• • To move the link rectangle, click-drag it with the Select tool or Link tool.

  • To resize the link rectangle, click-drag any corner or side point with the Select tool or Link tool.

To test a link

1. On the Sidebar Navigation pane, click the Hand tool or choose Basic > Basic Tools > Hand.

2. Using the Hand tool, click on the link to see if the link can perform the specified action.

Convert links from Microsoft applications to PDF

Links on MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint files can be converted to PDF links using Right PDF MS add-ins.

Convert Word links

Use Right PDF MS Word add-in to convert links from Word to PDF, which include footnotes and endnotes links, cross-document links, hyperlinks, and cross reference links.

1. Open a Word file that contains links you want to convert to PDF links.

2. Choose Right PDF > Create PDF > Settings .

3. Check the Generate Bookmarks, Links, Comments and Tags in resulting PDF file box.

4. The Links tab offers the following options:

• • In the Convert Word Links section:

    • Select Foot & Endnotes Links to convert footnotes and endnotes to PDF links.

    • Select Cross-document Links to convert cross-document links to PDF links.

    • Select Internet Links to convert URL addresses to PDF links automatically.

    • Select Cross Reference Links to convert links that jump within the current document to PDF links. If deselected, the link text remains but the links will no longer be functional.

    • Address Target Document with

      • Full Path Name. This will include the drive letter or volume name.

      • Relative Path Name. This path is relative to the location of the original Word file. You can easily move the whole document archives with relative path names.

• • In the Appearance section:

    • Select a type, color for links and determine whether the border line should be solid or dashed.   

Invisible rectangle  /  Dashed border lines in green  /  Solid border line in green

• • How to highlight link region determines the link behavior when you click on it:

    • Choose None to do nothing when clicked.

    • Choose Outline to change the link’s outline color to it opposite.

    • Choose Invert to change the link’s color to its opposite.

    • Choose Inset to display an embossed rectangle.

• • How to fit target page to window decides how the target page fits to the PDF viewer window.

    • Inherit Zoom: Inherit the magnification of the page containing the bookmark.

    • Fit Page: Resize the page to fit entirely in the PDF viewer window.

    • Fit Width: Resize the page to fit the width of the PDF viewer window.

    • Fit Height: Resize the page to fit the height of the PDF viewer window.

    • Fit Visible: Resize the page so that its content can fit the width of the PDF viewer window.