Reply To: Hyperlink

While doing search on the above hyperlink process, I found that Indesign always export hyperlinks with shared destination as Web links. For Example, if we choose “file link” in Indesign and select Shared Destination then, it will be treated as Web links.

File Links only works in Absolute Path when without selecting the Shared Destination. No Tweaking is possible there.

But Web Links with small tweaking in Acrobat we can achieve the relative links. While Choose file link in indesign choose the file and truncate the path based on the current working directory. For Example if the link files are located in “Link” folder then leave the path as “Link/index.pdf” … etc.

Indesign always append “file:” in front of the path while choosing “Shared Destination”. Don't miss to Select Shared Destination.

Then we have to remove this “file:” in Acrobat using the link tool, thats it, now the exported PDF works as Relative Links.

But the resultant PDF will be opened as web links, that is pdf will be opened in default Browser pdfs.

In my project, I don't need web links and need only PDF links, so I delete the Web Links and Create the File Link in Acrobat itself with same relative path i.e., (“Link/index.pdf”) mechanism, that it, it works in any locations or in any server with the same working directory placed.