Creating links from URL

Hi,
"Create links from URL" needs a URL (http etc.)
Sounds as if you have links within each document and between the documents.
Such links are not URLs.

Out of the box, Acrobat lets you set up document links with the link tool or Create Links.
For Create Links, select some text then right click for the context menu.
You'll see Create Links there.

Alternatively, return to the authoring files and fix the links there.
If document links, remember that the target file's file extension is not changed when the link is processed to PDF.
If 10 documents go to PDF then make the target files' file extension *.pdf.
Avoid spaces in your link path and file names. Space character is one of those that the protocols for
URL or UNC links specifically say to avoid.

With the population of links you mention a return to the authoring files may well be the
best course of action.

Be well...

You can find a free JavaScript sample in the Acrobat 9 SDK > JavaScript Samples > Embedded JavaScript > Add links to text;-)

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, I am not the author and the author does not want to change the look of the urls (web addresses). I was looking for a way to automatically link websites that do not contain the www before the address, for example, google.com, yahoo.com; however Acrobat does not pick up on those.

Thanks again for yoru reply

Merlin,

Thanks a bunch. I don't have an option for Add links to text though. I only have the option of AddToolBarbutton. I very much thank you for your reply but I believe my inexperience may be the big problem.

Thanks again,
Matt

Sorry, I'm wrong.

It's located in Acrobat 9 SDK > JavaScript Samples > Embedded JavaScript > JSCollectionDemo.pdf > Add Links to Text;-)

Thanks guys. as a newie i was struggling with this too

Hi Zeke,
Only an idle thought; but, perhaps the docments' author(s) could place the appropriate
hyperlink over the .com occurrances in the authoring file(s).
Most of today's word processors and publishing applications have a "hyperlink" feature.
By doing this the text strings such as "google.com" or "yahoo.com" would have the associated
URL (http://www. -----).
Using the application appropriate process for output to PDF would result in the PDF(s) already having the URL hyperlink.

Be well...

If you or someone in your organization is familiar with perl scripting, then perl can be used to do a document-wide link substitution in your acrobat document.

If anybody is interested, this site has a ton of perl scripts that you can you for just about anything. They might have one to help with this acrobat shortcoming. The folks there are pretty helpful too... but they're a little bit on the weird side:

http://www.perlmonks.org/

Enjoy !

:-)