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1. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 3, 2013 7:20 AM (in response to ZenDao)Only possible if the file is converted to a PDF using the PDFMaker plugin,
which is not available on Macs.
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2. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 9:10 AM (in response to try67)Thanks for the clarification.
Within Acrobat, Is it possible to create anchors and screen tips (pop-up widows providing additional information if you hovering over a word)?
Also, can I define the colors of a hyperlink, in active and visited states?
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3. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 3, 2013 9:19 AM (in response to ZenDao)Within Acrobat, Is it possible to create anchors and screen tips (pop-up widows providing additional information if you hovering over a word)?
Yes, that's possible, but it requires using form fields and some scripts to achieve that effect.
Also, can I define the colors of a hyperlink, in active and visited states?
No, that's not possible. The only way to do something like that would be to use form field buttons (or text fields), and then use a script to change their appearance once clicked.
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4. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
Phillip Jones Dec 3, 2013 9:45 AM (in response to try67)It is possible to have links come over in Acrobat Mac X, and XI, but only those created by Word's Auo Text/AutoCorrect. Links created by highlighting a Word and using Word Insert URL Function does not work.
Up until Version X and XI this was not Possible. And has been an on going issue Since OSX.1 about 15 years. In OS9 and lower there was a PDFMaker and and all links worked.
The two methods are: with Acrobat installed:
- Create Document in Word
- Save Document.
- Go to Print Menu
- Click and Hold down PDF Button
- Choose Adobe PDF from Pop up Menu
- First item that comes up is Roughly equivalent to Job Options in Distiller. Choose desire quality/format
Also leave open with Acrobat (or Reader) on or uncheck to turn that off.(I have off). - Next item comes up you can alter the chosen name, or change, click okay.
- Choose save.
Any URL's create by autoText/Auto correct will come over.
Next method do 1 & 2 above.
- Locate the Word document Created
- Now locate the icon for acrobat in the Dock
- Drag the Word Document to the Dock Icon for Acrobat and Drop.
- Wait (might can Drink a Cup of coffee)
- When PDF shows up, save.
Maybe in another 15 years they will fix it.
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5. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
Sabian Zildjian Dec 3, 2013 9:54 AM (in response to ZenDao)Just open the MS Word *.docx files in OpenOffice ( http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/ ) and then use File>Export to PDF.
This gets you what you want.
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6. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 9:58 AM (in response to Phillip Jones)I'll give that a try. Thanks. What's step 4? "Wait (might can Drink a Cup of coffee)
As for the "screen tips/pop windows" I wanted to create. Okay. I applied a button action over a word I want the pop up window to appear when the user hovers over the word.
It seems to work as intended, but only one time. If I hover over the word again nothing happens. Is there a way to make it unlimited?
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7. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 3, 2013 10:01 AM (in response to ZenDao)A button's tooltip will appear each time you enter it.
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8. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 10:02 AM (in response to Sabian Zildjian)Do you know if the format remains intact when you open up Microsoft Docs in Appache OpenOffice? Will it export "screen tip" and internal document anchors?
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9. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
Sabian Zildjian Dec 3, 2013 10:08 AM (in response to ZenDao)It should maintain format, but you can test for yourself as the suite is stated as "The Free and Open Productivity Suite".
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10. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 10:11 AM (in response to try67)It's not doing it for me. When I hover over the word, I have the hand pointing cursor, the pop-up window appears. When move off the word and return, I get the text cursor and nothing happens.
I have two states defined...
Mouse Enter > Show
Mouse Exit > Hide
Common Properties > Form Field > Visible
Border Color > None
Fill Color > None
Am I missing something?
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11. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 3, 2013 10:12 AM (in response to ZenDao)You don't need to define any states... Just use the field's built-in tooltip property.
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12. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 10:26 AM (in response to try67)I recreated the effect using the Add New Field >Text Field option. Nothing is happening. There is a black rule border appearing around the box. And in the Form Field, it keeps defaulting to Hidden instead of Visible after I save or open and close the file several times.
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13. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 10:45 AM (in response to Sabian Zildjian)I just tried OpenOffice on a sample Word Doc and the format was altered enough that it would take too long to fix in the amount of time I need to finish this project. Thanks anyway.
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14. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 3, 2013 11:34 AM (in response to ZenDao)I don't know what method you used, but all you need to do is create a button field, visible but transparent, and set its Tooltip property to the text you want to show. That's it.
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15. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 12:15 PM (in response to try67)Does it make a difference if I use the Text Field versus the Button option?
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16. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 3, 2013 12:21 PM (in response to ZenDao)A button is better because you can just leave it as it is, so that clicking on it won't do anything, but the tooltip will still work.
With a text field, if you want the tooltip to work, you can't set it as read-only, so the user will be able to type into it, which is probably not what you want. -
17. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 3, 2013 6:43 PM (in response to try67)Ahhh. Thank makes sense. I still don't know why the pop-up window only works once. I can't get the pointing hand cursor back unless I close and reopen the file. This is a real head scratcher. Would it make a difference if this file was viewed in Acrobat Reader instead of the Pro X version?
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18. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 4, 2013 1:39 AM (in response to ZenDao)No, doesn't matter.
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19. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 5, 2013 9:28 PM (in response to try67)Okay. That was the problem. I thought I had to define a mouse behavior to activate the pop-up.
Does anyone know what the maximum amount of characters a pop-up window can hold and if it can have an active hyperlink?
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20. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
Phillip Jones Dec 5, 2013 9:41 PM (in response to ZenDao)wait = It means you'll have time while its processing to Drink some coffee. Wait until it completes
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21. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 6, 2013 1:46 AM (in response to ZenDao)I don't think there's an official limit, but at some point it will exceed the screen limits and won't be usable.
You can't add active links, or formatting of any kind, to it.
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22. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ZenDao Dec 6, 2013 11:46 AM (in response to try67)Just to see what it would do, I filled the tootip field with tons of text. It did accept the large amount of text. When I went to test it, the pop-up window would not stay open. It kept on opening and closing in rapid succession. Almost like a stobe light on steriods.
Also, is the reason that hyperlinks do not work inside a tooltip window is for security reasons or just for esthetics?
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23. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
try67 Dec 6, 2013 11:49 AM (in response to ZenDao)Yes, it's not a very viable solution for large amounts of text.
I don't think it's a security issue, just how this feature is defined. It's a plain text window, meant to display information, not for user interaction of any kind. As you can see, you can't even move the with mouse above it, as it just disappears.
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24. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
ellengott Dec 28, 2013 1:54 PM (in response to ZenDao)i got pdf pro for generating pdf from word with hyperlinks, also combining files and inserting attachment.
i need to generate hyperlinks in most of my .doc files.
for the past year i've been having a colleague do this for me on his windows system. a really inconvenient work around.
this workaround, and others provided here - for a core feature that should work on the mac - are not sustainable.
does anybody know how i can get credit for my purchase so i can switch to the virtual pdf maker which folks say works fine - or credit to use the virtual version? (https://www.acrobat.com/createpdf/en/pricing.html)
thanks
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25. Re: Exporting Hyperlinks From Mac Word to PDF
StanfordAlan Jun 16, 2014 12:34 PM (in response to Phillip Jones)I know this is an older thread by now, but I tried both of your methods neither work. I do have the latest versions of OS X, Acrobat, and Word. Were you using previous versions?
Thank you.




