Mark clickable areas with web or email links.
When is it useful? Add PDF Links makes parts of a PDF clickable — a website address in a brochure, an email address on a resume, a “Pay now” button in an invoice, or a link to a form in a notice.
Good to know: type the link (https://, http:// or mailto:) and drag over the area that should be clickable. The link area is invisible, so it does not change how the page looks — place it over existing text or a button. Pages with rotation must be set to 0° first with Rotate PDF.
| Link type | What happens on click |
|---|---|
| https:// or http:// | Opens the website |
| mailto: | Opens an email to that address |
| Link area | Invisible — the page looks the same |
| Placement | Drag over existing text or a button |
| Rotated pages | Set to 0° first |
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A PDF brochure, resume, catalogue or invoice often mentions a website, email address or payment page, but if it is just printed text, readers must type it by hand. Clickable areas let readers open the page or start an email with one tap, which increases responses and payments.
Type a link that starts with https://, http:// or mailto:, then drag over the area of the page that should be clickable — usually over existing text or a button graphic. You can also add an area precisely with the keyboard controls. Each area you mark uses the link that was typed when you marked it, so different areas can open different links.
The link area is invisible: it adds no border or colour, so the page design stays exactly the same. When readers move the mouse over the area, the cursor changes to a hand; on phones, tapping the area opens the link.
“Use a complete https://, http:// or mailto: link”: type the full address, including https://. Rotated pages are refused: set them upright with Rotate PDF first. The link does not work in one app: some simple viewers ignore links — test in a browser or Adobe Reader.
Make link areas slightly larger than the text for easy tapping on phones, test every link after downloading, and use your own trusted website addresses only.