I found the workaround by accident. Amazingly simple:
- Open the document with Pages 2.0.
- Select File: Print, click the PDF drop-down and choose Save as PDF.
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When I submit documents, I like to do so as PDFs. I try to avoid proprietary formats, even though Microsoft Word is my preferred word processor. But any URLs in a Word document will not translate into real links in the PDF created via the built-in Mac OS X PDF printer. Yes, the links will be blue and underlined, but non-functional.
I found the workaround by accident. Amazingly simple:
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Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
That sounds cool, but you can't actually open PDFs in Pages right? I've tried with no luck.
Footnotes in pages
Pages is such a good editor and pages2.0 is amazingly compatible with word Now. Much better than pages 1.0.
Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
You could also use NeoOffice 2, the Aqua-native port of OpenOffice.org 2.0. NeoOffice opens any MS Word Document and exports even to "structured" PDF's: If you have structured your document with Heading Styles, the exported PDF has Bookmarks / a Table of Contents.
Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
Huh? Embedded URLs ARE live for me, printing to PDF from Word 2004, reading w/ Reader 7, OS 10.4.7.
URL recognition built into Adobe Reader 7.x
Adobe Reader 7.x has a feature to recognise what might be URLs (you can even switch it off in Preferences -> General) – just try to PDF unlinked plain text URLs from Word – AR will recognise them and make them clickable; viewers relying only on PDF links, like Preview, XPDF etc. don't.
To sum up: Those "links" aren't links, they're recognisable URLs. So if you use links that aren't URLs (<a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatstd/">like this</a>) it shouldn't work in AR, either. Cheers, Theorík
Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
I concur with "Huh?"
my test results
I tried creating a simple word doc with a url and used the Save As PDF from the Print dialog. The URL is blue and clickable under Acrobat, but only blue and NOT clickable under Preview. Maybe it's a preview bug? Or perhaps Acrobat is automatically creating the link based on the recognizable pattern. I also just checked Acrobat Reader 5 and it doesn't work.
my test results
I avoid Preview like the plague. The whole idea behind a PDF is to create a universal document that can be opened on all platforms with the free Adobe reader. Yes, non-owners of the Preview app can open PDFs created with Preview, using Adobe reader, but if you're in business, sending a readily recognizable PDF, i.e. Adobe is preferable. Plus in my opinion, Adobe PDF is much easier to read, magnify, find and copy text and graphics than Preview. Sometimes, Apple does not have the better idea, like the mighty (dreadful) mouse.
my test results
I avoid Preview like the plague. The whole idea behind a PDF is to create a universal document that can be opened on all platforms with the free Adobe reader. Yes, non-owners of the Preview app can open PDFs created with Preview, using Adobe reader, but if you're in business, sending a readily recognizable PDF, i.e. Adobe is preferable. Plus on the MAC, Adobe PDF is much easier to read, scroll, magnify, find and copy text and graphics than Preview. Sometimes, Apple does not have the better idea, like their mighty (dreadful) mouse. BTW, when using "save as PDF" in the OS X print menu, the hyperlinks should open in Word, too. Also, Word allows you to link directly to selected text without all the http://www.....
my test results
I like the Mighty Mouse. I don't have one, but my father-in-law does. I think it's a cool mouse.
my test results
Uh,
my test results
yes there is. Neo office J (http://www.neooffice.org)
Just use the PDF button. This will use all your created links. thedude
Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
Most links functioning in Word work in pdf with Adobe reader - but not all.
Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
I have had the same problem with "Save as PDF" - using AcroRead 7 does not help (Preview also does work). I have been using Pages 2.0 but it is VERY buggy. The last document I created (5 pages about 12 footnotes), crashes everytime I try to do the EXPORT to PDF. I tried NeoOffice and that worked great. Unless there is some reliable way to save and preserve the URL with "Save as PDF" I think I will stick with NeoOffice.
Create PDFs with embedded URLs from Word documents
NeoOffice did not help me. Same results as MS Word 2004. |
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