Creating Links
The Link tool allows you to designate an area within the PDF that can be linked to a web page, pages in a PDF document, or even have custom actions.
- Select the Link tool by clicking the
on the
toolbar - Click and drag to select the area that you wish to make a
link (Note: Hold
the Shift key while drawing to create a perfect square.)
- You can also select the desired text area and right-click on the selected text (CTRL + Click on Mac), choose "Create Link" in the context menu.
- After the link annotation is added, the Link Properties dialog is displayed.
- Set the options for the link:
- Appearance
- Border Width - Sets the width of the border line
- Border Color - Sets the color of the border line
- Action
- Open a web link. Examples of valid links:
- http://www.qoppa.com
- ftp://ftp.site.com
- file:c:\qoppa\temp.txt
- mailto:johndoe@gmail.com
- Go to a page in this document
- Page Number - the page number of the document to link to
- Zoom - Set the page fit when navigating to the page
- Percent - The zoom level for Custom zoom setting
- Set Visually - Allows you to set the location of the link visually
- Go to a page in another document
- Page Number - the page number of the document to link to
- Document - The full path to the file to open. Click on the "..." button to open a file chooser and navigate to the file you wish to select.
- Custom link - Allows you to add custom Link Actions from a list of available actions.
- Once complete, click OK to create the link
Link Properties
To access the Link properties right click (Mac: Ctrl + Click) on the
annotation and choose Properties in the mouse menu or click on the edit
button 
on the Mini Toolbar.
Links contain the following property settings.
Locked - When checked prevents the following on the annotation: being moved or resized, editing appearance properties, & deleting the annotation.
Appearance
Border Width - Sets the width of the border line
Border Color - Sets the color of the border line
Style - Sets the border style for the link
- Solid: Creates a solid line
- Dashed: Creates a dashed line
- Underlined: Creates a bottom line only
Action
The Action Panel displays a list of the current actions associated with the link. Actions can be added, edited, or deleted using the buttons below the actions list.
Add - Adds a custom Link Action from a list of available actions.
Edit - Edits the currently selected action from the list
Remove - Removes the currently selected action from the list