Link to specific page of pdf from Word

Hi,

You've some issues that'll preclude success.


MS Word does not support creation of an Office "Hyperlink" to a destination or page within a PDF.
It does support an Office "Hyperlink" to the file.

The "#" and 'parameter(s)' in a fully formed URI, to be followed by a browser is the implementation of Acrobat "Open Parameters". Any "link" from one file to another file is not a URI; consequently, the Open Parameters facility isn't something that can be used.

You can output a PDF from the Word file and then use Acrobat (not Adobe Reader) to post process for the desired link action.
You could use Acrobat to establish named destinations in the 'target' PDF(s).


Just an aside -
Acrobat 9 does not support Office 97 applications.
( See: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/333/333504.php )

You cant really do it with a Hyperlink as Daka360 points out. But, you could make a something that looks like a hyperlink. You could create a form field in the Word document. (for 07-Above Its On the Insert Tab, Quick Parts and choose Field. )

In the field box choose MacroButton, and the macro name is whatever you macro is called. You could then simply Underline the text, and change its color to look like a hyperlink.

Example:
Your Macro could look like this

Sub YourMacroName()
'Call the function by providing the Path to the PDF and Page number you want to open to
Call OpenPDFByPage("C:\MyPDFS\MyPDFfile.pdf", 12)
End Sub

Create the function that shells out to Acrobat, or Acrobat reader so you can pass your path and page number.

Public Function OpenPDFByPage(sMyPDFPath As String, iMyPageNumber As Integer)
Dim RtnCode, AdobePath As String
' Define you path to Acrobat or Acrobat reader in this example Im using Acrobat
AdobePath = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 9.0\Acrobat\acrobat"
RTNCODE = Shell(AdobePath & " /a " & Chr(34) & "page=" & iMyPageNumber & "=OpenActions" & Chr(34) & sMyPDFPath , 1)
End Function

Unlike a hyperlink, youd have to Double-Click it. But the advantage is you dont have to make a custom form, or add buttons to the page and it appears to be a hyperlink to your end users.


-Rob