After you create a PDF file from a document that contains links, you should test the links to make sure they work properly. To test a link in a PDF document, simply click on it. If the correct web page is not displayed, you must fix the link using the steps below.

Fixing Links That Do Not Open the Correct Web Page

These instructions are for Adobe Acrobat Professional version 8 which is available in the Building 79 Computer Lab and CyberLounge, and in the eDesktop Virtual Computer Lab (available in MyUWF).

1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Professional version 8.
   
   
2. From the Tools menu, select Advanced Editing, then Link Tool.
   
   
3. Depending on how the PDF was created, a box may appear around the link. If a box appears around your link as shown in the example, follow the first set of instructions below, otherwise follow the second set of instructions.
   
   Example of link with box:
   
   

If a box appears around your link...

4. Move your mouse over the link until red dots appear on the box, indicating that it is selected, then double-click it. The box then turns red and a pop-up window appears.
   
   
   
   
5. In the Link Properties pop-up window, click the Actions tab.
   
   
6. Select Open a web link, then click the Edit button.
   
    
   
   
7. Enter the correct link, beginning with http://.
   
   
8. Click both OK buttons to close the pop-up windows.
   
   
9. While the box is still selected (red), you can move and change the size of the box to better fit the area that you want to be clickable.
    
   
   
10. When you are finished editing links, click the Hand icon to return to your normal PDF tools.
    
    
    

If there is not a box around your link...

4. Your cursor should now appear as crosshairs , indicating that the Link Tool is selected. Draw a box around the link area by dragging your cursor from the upper-left corner of the link area, to the lower-right corner of the link area.
    
   
   
5. After you draw the box, the Create Link pop-up window appears. Make sure the settings match those listed here, and then click Next.
   Link Type: Invisible Rectangle
   Highlight Style: None
   Link Action: Open a web page
   
    
   
   
6. In the Edit URL pop-up window, enter the correct link, beginning with http://, and then click OK.
   
    
   
   
7. The box around the link is now red.
   
   
8. When you are finished editing links, click the Hand icon to return to your normal PDF tools.