How to Create External Links in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

External links can be anything from websites and social media profiles to other PDFs stored on web-accessible servers. At the end of this tutorial, I’ll also show how to delete external links in PDFs, just in case you change your mind.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Create External Links in PDFs
3:08 Delete External Links in PDFs

💻 Related Resources
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If you have a specific question about Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat, please leave your question in the comment section below. Although I can’t guarantee that I will be able to accommodate all requests, I will certainly make an effort to create as many viewer-requested videos as possible.

Thank you for watching!

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[acesarich]

Very clear, helpful and concise presentation. Well done!

[MarisaShadrick]

Easy and fast tutorial--better than Adobe. Well done! (...and I don't usually comment) Thank you.

[slee]

Wow such a great communicator. I really don't like adobe, but thanks to you, it's finally useful.

[pashaveres]

Thanks, that was great! Have struggled with this on my own for so long - that I had to break down and search for an answer. ;) Will check out your other vids.

[yugvirparhar]

Hi there, Im trying to open an external link in a new tab -- how would I do that?

[rohitrawat]

How will the added link open in new tab. If the pdf is open in browser.

[timmontgomery]

This is exactly what I was looking for - way better than adobe help!

[ThinkstMedia]

Excellent Video. I have the Adobe Cloud Suite and have a lot to learn.

[vericapetkovic]

Thanks, your explanation was the best!

[michellelindemann]

Thank you, very helpful, I appreciate it x

[kaylamccormick]

This is great! Might you know why a link isn't able to be clicked on a mobile device?

[stebbbii]

Thank you ! Is it possible for those links to open in new tabs when the PDF is viewed in a browser? I mean the browser tabs.

[joekay]

Hi Erin,

Thank you for your email, really appreciated.

You video is describing an external link, but don’t think is what I need help with.

My issue is that I have the other PDF files attached, but I want to put a shortcut to the attached file on the main body of the PDF document I want to send.

The attachments are not shown in the main PDF file, they are shown when someone clicks on the shortcut to that attached other PDF file.

I know it is probably very easy, but I cannot find the solutions.

Many thanks for your help.

Kind regards

Joe

[stevenkmckendallsr]

Can you do a video on creating custom popup tooltips, for segments of specific / selected text (with hover over effect), within a PDF, and controlling where the tooltip pops up (i.e., relative to trigger field / button location), using Adobe Acrobat Pro ? ?

[poliled-automovilismoconfr]

I have added some youtube links at the end of my PDF, but some phones cannot open them, while other phone can. do you have a solution for that ?

[saxpassion]

How add an auto dialer in PDF. I e. If you click it should take you to the open dialer or dial automatically.

[valentinaturner]

Достойный инвест проект. будем работать

[johnhertel]

Great tutorial. Now . . . Once you click the linked section and are taken to the part of the .pdf document it was linked to, is there an easy way to go back to the place in the document where the link was . . . without having to scroll back to it? It would be similar to when you have completed setting up the link -- it takes you back to the section you established the link on. thanks,

[tahabostanc]

Hello Erin ...I want to viev a website or a specific data (metrics) on a pdf like a pop up or anyway... For example when ı move my mouse on link, ı want it to show me your likes under video or just webpage which ı have website link, embedded code, java script code can be used on websites.Is there a way to do it? ı just do not want to click it to open it which is useful for my document...Sorry if ı can not explain my issue clearly...I want to add metrics (about citation with PlumX metrics) from Sciencedirect to my sources that ı add to my document.Thank You

[sering]

i have the issue where i can click on links to files inside the pdf but others are unable.