Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 536)

528 USING INDESIGN CS4
Dynamic documents
• Select a previously added URL from the URL menu. The hyperlink appearance is the same as that used in the
previous URL.
• Choose New Hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel menu. Choose URL from the Link To menu, specify appearance
options, and click OK.
Note: If a URL hyperlink isn’t working in the exported PDF, there may be a problem with the hyperlink being a “Shared
Destination.” Double-click the hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel, choose URL from the Link To menu, deselect Shared
Hyperlink Destination, and click OK.
Create a hyperlink to a file
When you create a hyperlink to a file, clicking the hyperlink in the exported PDF or SWF file opens the file in its native
application, such as Microsoft Word for .doc files.
Make sure the file you specify is available to anyone opening the PDF or SWF file you export. For example, if you’re
sending the exported PDF to a coworker, specify a file located on a shared server rather than your hard drive.
1 Select the text, frame, or graphic you want to be the source of the hyperlink.
2 Choose New Hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel menu, or click the Create New Hyperlink button at the
bottom of the Hyperlinks panel.
3 In the New Hyperlink dialog box, choose File from the Link To menu.
4 For Path, type the pathname or click the folder button to locate and double-click the filename.
5 Select Shared Hyperlink Destination if you want the email message to be stored in the Hyperlinks panel for easy
reuse.
6 Specify the appearance of the hyperlink source, and then click OK.
Create a hyperlink to an email message
1 Select the text, frame, or graphic you want to be the source of the hyperlink.
2 Choose New Hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel menu, or click the Create New Hyperlink button at the
bottom of the Hyperlinks panel.
3 In the New Hyperlink dialog box, choose Email from the Link To menu.
4 For Address, type the email address, such as [email protected].
5 For Subject Line, type the text that appears in the subject line of the email message.
6 Select Shared Hyperlink Destination if you want the email message to be stored in the Hyperlinks panel for easy
reuse.
7 Specify the appearance of the hyperlink source, and then click OK.
Create a hyperlink to a page
You can create a hyperlink to a page without first creating a destination. However, by creating a page destination, you
can specify a page number and view setting.
1 Select the text, frame, or graphic you want to be the source of the hyperlink.
2 Choose New Hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel menu, or click the Create New Hyperlink button at the
bottom of the Hyperlinks panel.
3 In the New Hyperlink dialog box, choose Page from the Link To menu.
Updated 18 June 2009