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2009-11-22 15:42:10
sabraham
Registered: Nov 22 2009
Posts: 3

I have several hyperlinks in a PDF that open other PDF files on the CD drive. When you click on the Hyperlink it opens the PDF but it closes the original PDF. This is happening in Adobe Reader. Is there any to have it not close the original PDF when executing the Hyperlink?

My Product Information:
Reader 9.2, Windows
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2009-11-22 16:44:44
#1
daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
Hi,
One way to have a link open a new window:

In Acrobat, create a link with the Link tool.
In the Create Link dialog, at the bottom, select (check) "Custom link" & click on the Next button.
In the Link Properties dialog, select the Actions tab.
From the "Select Action" drop-down menu pick "Open a file" then click on the Add... button.
Browse to and select the file to be opened by the link. Click the Select button.
The Specify Open Preference dialog is presented.
Select the second choice (New window...)
Click OK
Click OK
Save the PDF & test the link.
From the menu bar, pull down the "Windows" menu.
You will observe that two PDF files are open.
The first PDF and the second PDF (opened by the link on the first).

Be well...

Be well...

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2009-11-23 02:46:47
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rbogie
Registered: Apr 28 2008
Posts: 432
sabraham wrote:
My Product Information: Reader 9.2. Is there any way to have it not close the original PDF when executing the Hyperlink?
Make this setting: From the menu bar, click 'Edit' and select Preferences (or Ctrl+K), on category 'documents' > 'open settings' clear check at 'open cross-document links in same window'
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2009-11-23 12:34:40
#3
sabraham
Registered: Nov 22 2009
Posts: 3
Thanks for the help. I have one more question. The PDFs that I am linking to are on CDs. If I "Hard Code" the drive as D, for Windows XP, then the link fails on a Vista Machine. Is therre any way to direct the link to the CD drive no matter which opperating system?
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2009-11-23 13:18:46
#4
rbogie
Registered: Apr 28 2008
Posts: 432
1) are you using Reader or Acrobat? (you cant create links using Reader)

2) the issue is not XP vs. Vista

3) the issue is the path to the ROM drive (D on XP box, maybe E on Vista box)

4) re-author of the files on CD, reconstruct the set of files in any folder on HDD and add the new file (the one where you place the new hyperlink) to the set. Test. Burn the updated set to a fresh CD.

The relative path from the file with the link to the target file (whether on HDD or CD) must be maintained.
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