When I create text and button links in Acrobat Pro CS3, they don't seem to work when viewed in the iPad. I downloaded the app GoodReader, and they still don't work. Any clues? Thanks!
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PDF links does not work on the iPad
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ahh... PDF links on the iPad...
Links are fun on the iPad aren't they? Are you sure you created the links on the PDF? I usually have to go back and run another "create links from URLS" after the doc is made, even if my prefs were to embed links. (see screenshot)
Also, the frustrating thing is that they might be "there", but there is NO indication that the links are active (unless you click on one). So, click on a link you know is there, and that worked on your original PDF.
Lastly, although GoodReader is a pretty robust PDF viewer, it might not be handling your links too well. Have you tried one of the Adobe PDF apps?
Hope this helps a little (even if there was little sage advice offered).
cheers, michael
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Links are fun on the iPad aren't they? Are you sure you created the links on the PDF? I usually have to go back and run another "create links from URLS" after the doc is made, even if my prefs were to embed links. (see screenshot)
Also, the frustrating thing is that they might be "there", but there is NO indication that the links are active (unless you click on one). So, click on a link you know is there, and that worked on your original PDF.
Lastly, although GoodReader is a pretty robust PDF viewer, it might not be handling your links too well. Have you tried one of the Adobe PDF apps?
Hope this helps a little (even if there was little sage advice offered).
cheers, michael
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I am having some of the same issues however not for all links. Some of the links work just fine and other do not work at all. I tried recreating the links and optimizing the pdf again with the same results. I am not using web links but creating links from the table of contents. Anyone figure this out?
Use a different browser
I am also having the same problem with documents I create in word, save as PDF then view on my iPad. The links do not work, but if I send the document as a word doc, the formatting screws up. Not a great solution, but one I have found is to download and use a different browser in your iPad. I have found Puffin to work well, although its buggy, it a work around...
I am also having the same problem with documents I create in word, save as PDF then view on my iPad. The links do not work, but if I send the document as a word doc, the formatting screws up. Not a great solution, but one I have found is to download and use a different browser in your iPad. I have found Puffin to work well, although its buggy, it a work around...
I was able to do this with documents I created for the Digital Photography forum here. I used InDesign CS3 for the documents and set the links there using a Create Hyperlinks tool that I found hidden in the interface. The links don't work when they are viewed in Safari on my iPad or Mac, but work fine when the doc is downloaded. If the file is viewed with Firefox, the viewed link is clickable. No Firefox for iPad, though.
The link to these are in my sig if you want to take a look.
Dale
The link to these are in my sig if you want to take a look.
Dale