In my Word document, I've added tooltips to hyperlinks. These tooltips do not convert to PDF. Is there a setting to convert tooltips? If not, how can I add tooltips to my links in PDF?
tooltips for links
2010-06-14 08:51:25
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
2010-06-14 09:55:14
#1
use a 'button' (tools > advanced editing).
2010-06-14 10:00:59
#2
use a 'button' (tools > advanced editing).
I've already figured out this solution, but every time time I recreate my PDF, I will loose all the buttons and will have to create them again.My PDF is a menu of links which will be updated on a regular basis. And I do not want to place the description of the links as text on the page because of teh space issues.
Any other ideas?
2010-06-14 10:32:09
#3
a button or a text field is the way to create a link with a tooltip. experiment with appearance settings.
2010-06-15 10:10:38
#4
...but every time time I recreate my PDF, I will loose all the buttons and will have to create them again.
Use different filenames.File #1 = MyRevisedOutput.pdf (sourced from the authoring file).
File#2 = MyProductionFile.pdf (has the Buttons).
When you've a new File #1, open File #2 (a copy in a "staging" zone).
With File #2 open -
Perform: Document > Replace Pages.
A dialog window lets you configure which page(s) in File #2 will be replaced by which pages in File #1.
Page content is replaced.
Form fields and Comment/markup annotations "float" over PDF page content.
So, Replace does not touch these.
But, if new page content placement in the authoring file shifted then the output PDF page content reflects this.
In such cases you may have to tweak your fields' / annotations' positioning.
"Update" File #2 this way.
Check it, adjust field/annotation position if needed.
Deploy File #2 from staging to production.
Be well...
2010-06-15 10:56:45
#5
Actually, I figured out a different way. In my Word document, I placed a small help icon beside the link and added a Web text to it that describes the link. After converting to PDF, when the user mouses over the icon, a tooltip appears.
2010-06-15 11:39:36
#6
Elegantly simple .Be well...