Text as link

[horst siegert]

Hi,
I know about the 'link tool'.
Is it possible to format a text within a text box as link instead?. If moving the textbox or editing the text, the rectangle linkbox defined via the link tool will remain at it's place.
Thak you, horst

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

Hi Horst,

Unfortunately no - the PDF specification does not allow this. You need to either use the link tool - or have your text an explicit URL (e.g. www.example.com) - and then have the Editor (and other PDF viewers) recognize this as a link and allow you to click it even if there is no link tool object on top of that text.

Regards,
Stefan

[horst siegert]

Hi Stefan,

- the PDF specification does not allow this. ...

After reading your reply I had a closer look to an existing pdf document containing a table of content and recorgnized all the 'text'-links as 'link rectangles'.
Then I wrote a test file with my standard publishing software and exported the file with a containing text link as pdf. The same.
I haven't known this.
So, honestly, thank you for the lesson. horst

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

Hi Horst,

Thanks for the follow up and happy I could show you something new!

Cheers,
Stefan