Re: Converting Word to PDF but links don't work

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I'm having the same problem. I'm using Adobe 7.0 (not pro). I am not finding
a "Change Conversion Settings" option. Is this exclusive to Adobe Pro?

I'm desperate -- would greatly appreciate some help on this.

Nancy

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

> This is an Adobe settings issue. I use Adobe Pro version 7. If I choose
> Change Conversion Settings from Adobe's toolbar in Word, one of the options
> in the Settings tab is Add Links to Adobe PDF. With that option enabled,
> links in the document are carried over into the .pdf file.
>
> --
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
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> "paltenberg" <paltenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:70358165-93E0-4DD2-95D9-28306F949D1A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi, I was wondering if there is any way to make the URL links in MS
> > Word stay as active links when I convert a MS Word document to a PDF.
> > What I always have to do now is, after I convert the Word file to PDF,
> > go through the whole PDF file in Acrobat and make each link active
> > again. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~peter
>
>
>
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