Editing PDF link regions


    With the PDF link editor, you can use GoLive to create, move, resize, and delete link regions in any existing PDF file. You can also specify link destinations such as Web pages, HTML anchors, PDF pages, and PDF bookmarks. When you've finished editing links, you can test them by using the PDF Preview tab.

    You can manage PDF links with the same site management tools used for HTML links, including the In & Out Links palette. For more information, see Editing links and URLs sitewide.

    TipTo link from an HTML file to a PDF bookmark, use the Edit PDF Anchor option. For more information, see Linking files.

To access the PDF link editor:

  1. Open an existing PDF file.
  2. Click the PDF Link Editing tab in the document window.
  3. Illustration of Linking to another PDF file: with these callouts: A. PDF Link Inspector options B. New link
    Linking to another PDF file: A. PDF Link Inspector options B. New link

To create a new link region:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Add New Link button Add New Link button .
  2. In the document window, drag across the area you want to link.
  3. In the URL text box of the PDF Link Inspector, specify the destination file or anchor. If you specify a PDF file, also enter the destination page number in the Page Number text box, or choose the destination bookmark from the Bookmark list.
  4. TipTo change the color used to highlight link regions, specify a new Link Editing Color preference. For more information, see Changing PDF preferences.

To move, resize, or delete a link region:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Edit Links button Edit Links button .
  2. In the document window, click the link to select it.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To move the link region, drag it to the desired location on the page.
    • To resize the link region, position the pointer over a corner or side handle. When the pointer becomes a double arrow pointer becomes a double arrow , drag.
    • To delete the link region, press Delete.

    TipTo precisely move or resize a link, increase display magnification. For instructions, see Magnifying and reducing a document.

To change a link destination:

  1. In the toolbar, click the Edit Link button Edit Links button .
  2. In the document window, select the desired link region.
  3. In the URL text box of the PDF Link Inspector, specify the destination file or anchor. If you specify a PDF file, also enter the destination page number in the Page Number text box, or choose the destination bookmark from the Bookmark list.
  4. TipYou can point and shoot to a destination file by holding down Alt (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) and dragging from the link region in the document window.