How to Create Internal Links in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

[@captop12]

Erin, this tutorial was invaluable. I have a tight deadline coming up and the documentation specification called for this type of editing for pdfs. I had no idea how to do it. Your instructions were clear and easy to follow. Thank you so much for helping me with this important project!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! I really appreciate your positive feedback. I wish you all the best with your project!

[@larryfarr]

Thanks Erin. To the point, clearly explained, no bad background music. Great job! Appreciated!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind words. Thank you for watching!

[@erinwrightwriting]

You can find the corresponding blog post for this video at erinwrightwriting.com/internal-links-in-pdfs-with-adobe-acrobat/. Thank you for watching!

[@susannekatchko]

Erin, you helped this tech-aversive person make a live link in an Adobe PDF. Thanks for your clear instructions! What a relief.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so happy to hear this! I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@abdulmujahed5748]

Perfect way of Adding internal links within the PDF files- Thanks

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching!

[@abdulmujahed5748]

@@erinwrightwriting you welcome

[@spiritualparadise4887]

Beautifully explained. What a contrast to the official Adobe KZbin tutorial . I could listen to this lady all day!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your kind words! Thank you so much for watching!

[@hazemelsaied1580]

This video is the best thing to be rewarded with, after searching for a guide for more than 24 hours. N.B. I do not write comments for anyone and this is my first comment on youtube although I had my account here since 2009. You deserve the best Erin. Thank Yoooooooou, this helped me a lot.

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@wyetha3]

I was struggling with this 2000+ page PDF document. This was THE MOST HELPFUL video I've seen in days. -- Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! I wish you all the best with your impressively lengthy PDF project!

[@itzikzaksh6473]

Brilliant - 3 years later still the best video out there - thanks so much!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@keithevans0407]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It is exactly what I needed. I work in HR and need to have a quick way to reference important parts of a Union Contract that I get asked about repeatedly. This has saved me much time and effort in finding important parts of the contract.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear about my tutorial being used in a real-world scenario! Thank you for watching!

[@MarriedWidow]

This was the gold standard of the kind of tutorials that help me. Thanks!!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I'm so happy to hear that. Thank you for watching!

[@julius_lewis]

Oh my gosh!!! This was SO straight forward and helpful. You are a lifesaver for us layman. THANK YOU.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I'm so glad to hear it. 🙂 Thank you for watching!

[@ruthfarcas9556]

This is terrifically helpful. I had no idea how to do this, and it was a no-nonsense way to get links into my document at first attempt! I also discovered that in order to go to the page you want to link to, you can type in the page number and press enter, rather than scrolling down, and the target will appear. You can then click "Set Link" and continue as usual.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you for sharing the great tip about typing in the page number!

[@jankovarik9714]

Hey Erin! Can't even begin to tell you how incredibly EASY your instructions are to follow (even though, and I confess, I watched twice before I "figured out" that I had to use the scroll bar slider to navigate the the landing page). I don't exactly know how it was that my Google search for help ended up on your tutorial, but I sure am glad I found it!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! I really appreciate your support and wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@jankovarik9714]

@@erinwrightwriting Now...if only you had a video for managing editors...

[@youssefaboud6834]

Thank you, Erin and I appreciate the clear directions orange rectangle, Beautiful voice !!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your positive feedback. Thank you for watching!

[@yeahwell123]

Thank you! Your instructions were the first I've found that described all the required details. :)

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your positive feedback! Thank you for watching!

[@siddiqshaheentap]

thanks you mem. i was searching from yesterday like this video to go to page view link but i tired suddenly i got your video and i am happy to learn what i want. thanks

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am glad you found the information you need! Thank you for watching!

[@lesliekempthorne9263]

Thank you for this thorough, calm and incredibly helpful tutorial. I wish I had started here rather than the gameshow chaos of other videos. You are a professional (and helped me feel like one as you enabled me to finish my project!).

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your kind words! I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@EduardaPaulsen]

Hello, i am from Brazil and i want tô thank you fot your content, helped me a lot. Thanks🥰

[@erinwrightwriting]

Hello to you in Brazil! Thank you so much for watching! 😊

[@njidechu]

Dear Erin: If you can contact me, please tell me where to send your tip. 1) Your explanation was spot on. 2) You did not talk too much. 3) Your English is clear, concise, and easy to understand. 4) I was able to successfully apply what you taught less than five minutes after listening to your video. Thank you. P.S. I visited four (4) videos before your video. They did not get to the point.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Your very kind comment is more than enough of a tip! I wish you all the best with your PDF projects!

[@francesdoherty8032]

Thanks Erin - the clearest explanation of this on KZbin!

[@erinwrightwriting]

You are very kind. Thank you for watching!

[@kitherring]

Thank you! Short and simple, this should be an example of what a decent tutorial should be like! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@erinwrightwriting]

You are very kind! I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@handymanny7936]

WOW, very clear and easy to understand. Thank you for the time and effort dedicated to your videos.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your kind comment! Thank you for watching!

[@user-qe8zy7vu1j]

OH MY GOODNESS i can not thank you enough you are a brilliant educator! new subscriber here :)

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! Thank you so much for watching!

[@clarissaolvera1975]

This has been one of the most helpful when searching for linking in adobe. I really appreciate this video.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@chriswattson2476]

Great video and you went slow enough that I could follow along! Got it the first time!! Thank you.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@rorysmom3]

Clear and concise. Thank you.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your positive feedback! Thank you for watching!

[@bobsimmermon8972]

Very well done...thank you! I'm a novice at this and your tutorial helped me organize a 500+ page document!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! I wish you all the best with your document.

[@uchihaability]

Thank you so much for this! I received very confusing instructions from a client asking me to link the PDF files of a submission, and this video did for me what their written instructions could not at all.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad to have been of assistance. Thank you for watching!

[@sikhasingh4716]

Do u know How can I add link to telegram channel to all the PDF pages by android ?

[@charliefung5574]

Thank you that was simple, professional and effective!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind words. Thank you for watching!

[@lexlim7816]

This save my day. Many tks for this video and do have a good day.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much! I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@nopeno162]

Erin you are a LEGEND! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@erinwrightwriting]

You are so welcome. Thank you for watching!

[@calsvideos640]

Terrific video. Concise; easy to follow, and saved me hours of reading Adobe tech-speak. Thank you Ms. Wright!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your kind comment. Thank you for watching!

[@hgagravat631]

Nice voice and clear explanation. Thanks

[@erinwrightwriting]

You are very kind. Thank you for watching!

[@katherineflorman5054]

Thanks Erin - great explanation and easier than I thought it would be

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great! Thank you for watching!

[@milesnpoints9568]

Quick, concise and to the point. Great tutorial.

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@Mad_atoms]

Thanks Erin, this was just what I was looking for!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad to hear that. Thank you for watching!

[@mattwaller8959]

This was a perfect description. Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@georgeritter8172]

Excellent explanation. Covers things others don't

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@shibantisanyal]

Extremely helpful! Thanks!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@12mgreene]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was defintely a game changer for me! You help me so much with this Fablous Video.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so happy to hear this! I wish you all the best with your PDF projects!

[@apoorva745]

wow it was really helpful and so precise, no extra talk. thank You so much!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@etmbymm9179]

thank you for showing it to us. It really helps

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@rantuneplanet]

Great, great, great instruction. THANK YOU!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@rantuneplanet]

@@erinwrightwriting Erin, you are most welcome. My 'day job' is as an Instructional Designer and am critical on instruction. There are those who have natural instruction and those who don't. You have it in spades. Plus, time is short and easy instruction makes for easier work. It is greatly appreciated. Have a beautiful day.

[@andrewfalkowski8252]

I really appreciate this. It's is so clear and concise.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@tomaitken69]

Thank you so much for this very helpful video - you have saved me so much time in editing PDFs!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@ranimaharaj-sharma4332]

What a life saver..So easy to understand and very well explained..Thanks so much...

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for the nice comment. I appreciate your support!

[@drnikhilp]

MANY THANKS, Erin!!! 🙂👍🙏

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching! 🙂

[@Gobutterfingers16]

thanks so much for this!! So easy to understand.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am happy to hear this! Thank you for watching!

[@paulsherman1949]

Awesome!!! Thank you for your generosity in sharing your knowledge!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@sanjamax]

Thank you very much. This was very clear and easy to follow.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@jordankiara]

This was wonderful!!! Thank you so much!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@geoffking1434]

Fantastic video Erin. I have learnt so much watching this and many of your other videos. I have now also subscribed to your channel. Thanks again for sharing all your invaluable knowledge with us all 🙂

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your support! Thank you for watching! 🙂

[@markkeene3038]

Your style of teaching is very helpful...speaking slower and succinctly is very helpful when learning. Do you have a tutorial on how to split a PDF document and retain previously created hyperlinks?

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind words! I do have a tutorial about splitting PDFs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYHCqaZuh9N0bqM. External links should be retained. However, internal links will need to be recreated if they are connected to content disconnected by the split. Thank you for watching!

[@andrescandelaria6109]

Thank you, Erin!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@TheAngelching]

Thanks Erin you saved my day!!!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am very happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@suzannemurray8693]

Thank you! This was perfect!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@journeyin2mystery]

Thank you! This was helpful and straight to the point!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I'm so happy to hear this. Thank you for watching!

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

You are very kind! Thank you for watching!

[@zayyanne]

Thank you so much! You're a life saver.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much!

[@derosskenny]

you're a 🌟 brilliant tutor

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is very kind of you to say! Thank you for watching!

[@whammertime74]

Super helpful, thank you Erin!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I'm glad to hear it was helpful. Thank you for watching!

[@amandatheamazing]

This is great! What if, you later add to the pdf and insert a new page before the go to link. Would it know where to go still or be a page off?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! In theory, the link should still work if you add a page. However, I would definitely test the link before sharing it with anyone because snafus do happen. Thank you for watching!

[@ChristopherDillman]

How cool is that. Worked like a charm. 🤙

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that!👍

[@yatinsharma3325]

Thank you, Erin! You saved my day.

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is great to hear! Thank you for watching!

[@annkucera2248]

This was so helpful. Exactly what I needed.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that. Thank you for watching!

[@avadhtractors1772]

Dear Erin Thank you so much for your above tutorial explained video it really helps us to create a link my question is in which adobe reader version you made this tutorial video.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! This tutorial was recorded with Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. Unfortunately, it's not possible to create internal links with Acrobat Reader. However, you can create links with other versions of Adobe Acrobat such as 2017, 2020, and 2021.

[@TreenaHt]

Thanks for sharing this information Erin, it has proven very helpful for me today :)

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am glad it helped you. Thank you for watching!

[@WaseemOnlines]

wow, that's very useful tutorial.. Thanks a lot 🙏🏻

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am glad it was useful! Thank you so much for watching!

[@noone-nothing989]

Thank you for sharing!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@anything_can_happen79]

Great tutorial, concise and clear. Thanks.

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@VM-it8pm]

Excellent explanation. 👍

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much!

[@adrianosmoke]

Thanks, Erin! A hug from Brazil!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching!

[@josephgomez7368]

How do we add text to the link versus a rectangular option, thank you very informative

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching! Acrobat doesn't currently provide another way to add internal links other than creating the rectangle around existing text. Perhaps Adobe will add additional options in the future.

[@mlsdd]

Thank you Erin, will do my pdf experiment to see if I can do it.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! Best of luck!

[@mamta_189]

Thanks you Erin..

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@makaan6470]

thank you erin.

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@lindamoser8818]

Dear Erin, thanks for the tutorial. I have a question, I would like to create link to headings, but having "inherit zoom" activated so keeping the document at the zoom stage that the reader is currently on. I realize that you can either link to a location as you show it, which will, however, also save the zoom stage that you were on when creating the link. This can be potentially annoying to readers if they read the document e.g. on a small laptop or a big screen, and when clicking on a link the zoom stage is always changing to the one that you had when creating the link. I figured that the link can be also set to "inherit zoom", but then what happens is that the link is no more pointing to the text where you set it, but links to the top of the page, which could also be annoying if your headings are at the lower part of the page, and when zoomed in you don't even see the heading. I would be glad if you know a way to overcome this issue! Thanks a lot! Linda

[@erinwrightwriting]

Hello, Linda. That is a very interesting question. Unfortunately, I don't have a workable solution. The behavior you describe (going to the top of the page rather than a page view) while in Inherit Zoom seems to be a known issue. Fingers crossed, it will be corrected in future software updates. I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@geoffking1434]

Hi Linda, great to see I am not the only person having the exact issue you've mentioned before. It seems so odd that Adobe do not appear to have a way around this. I have been scouring the internet for days now trying to find a solution It's frustrating that for some reason when using "inherit zoom' it takes you to the top of the page rather than to a specific jump point within that page. Really odd that there does not seem to be a work around for this. I have also tried the Adobe community website with not much luck. If I manage to find a solution I'll keep you posted.

[@ytaelshamy5090]

thank you that helped 💝

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad that it helped! Thank you for watching!

[@PaolaOtero89]

Better explain, impossible!!!! Thanks Erin!!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@navadablanchard4979]

Wonderful video, thank you so much for creating it.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind words. Thank you for watching!

[@xxafxx]

Thank you, Erin.

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@jamesbutler3960]

Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@ManeshThankappan]

Yes. Works perfectly

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@popeyeb2008]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@arjarts8230]

WILL BE SHOWN

[@Jasbir717]

Thanks mam for very useful lesson. Mam plz make a tutorial about multiple internal links and how make TOC with links

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for the suggestions. I will add those ideas to my list of future videos. Have a great day!

[@melissakelly2818]

fantastic!!! thank you.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching!

[@sprekash123]

This was really helpful. Great tutorial. I have been creating Internal links in PDFs and it does not seem to be reliable when viewed on Drive PDF viewer on smartphones or if downloaded on certain android devices. Would appreciate any help on this.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I, too, have noticed that links can occasionally be unreliable outside of Acrobat and Reader. Sadly, I don't have any suggestions other than contacting Adobe to report the issue. Thank you for watching my video!

[@basucm9524]

Superb mam I like u explanation style

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much!

[@basucm9524]

How to create animation please tech mam pls and thank u

[@dropthebeat_coong3916]

Thanks, very helpful

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@ErikROKonly]

Good tutorial, Thank you

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@amypelphrey7977]

I was wondering if you can take a one page pdf document and create a kind of "path" for items that need to be filled out based on the type of action taking place. Can you click on a button, let's say "New Hire" and have all the field names of the document that need populated to appear as highlighted field names so people know what information areas need populated on the document?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! I have a separate tutorial showing how to create a button to a specific place in your PDF: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaOzkn1na5Kbos0. You could have that button lead to a form specifically for new hires. (However, it won't highlight specific fields.) I wish you all the best!

[@baolbardotbulsara]

Thanks, Erin. I'm wondering if there is a way to do the same, but instead of linking to a part of the document, linking to an attached file. Every time I try to do it, it asks me to select a file from my pc, and links to it, but that's not what I want. I want it to link an attached one, since it is actually part of the document itself, and will be there wherever I open this document. Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! I have a separate tutorial showing how to create links to attachments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SYqmadpJhpe6M. Thank you for watching!

[@baolbardotbulsara]

Thank you, but it's not an attached pdf I want to create a link to, it's an audio file...@@erinwrightwriting

[@user-ju1fm8rn1g]

​@@erinwrightwritinghello, is there any linking tool which can operate in pdf editor independently for window 10?

[@letsgosurfingdude]

Thanks!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@naturesman]

Thanks 🙂

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@amicitoursaustralia1697]

Hi Erin, I followed the instructions and it seemed to work fine. Thanks. Unfortunately, I want to upload the document to my website, but when I did that, the internal link seemed to take reader to wrong place in the document. It went to the correct page, but not to the right place on the page. Also, the underline wasn't visible once the document had been uploaded. But that's not too serious, I can work around that problem I think. Do you have any suggestions or comments? Maybe I'm trying to do something that's not possible?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching! Acrobat's behaviors work best within the Adobe environment, so I'm afraid I can't identify what is causing that unfortunate issue once your PDF is uploaded to your website. Is it possible to just link to the PDF in cloud storage from the website? I wish you all the best in finding a solution!

[@z.cibis-iqbal8774]

Thanks allot!

[@erinwrightwriting]

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[@brianmaye9827]

Thank you

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[@husseinalmansory7370]

omg good thank you :)))

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