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Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:50 pm
by k9fan777
Hi,

I have a presentation that has internal links to other slides. Inside OpenOffice the links work just fine. When I try to export the PDF version I get the following error when I click on the link in PDF Xchange or in Internet Explorer:

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Also, I'd love for the internal links to work but also for the notes in the slides to be visible under the slide in the PDF.

Re: Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:24 am
by FJCC
If I set up a hyperlink to Page 2 (Página 2) as shown in the image, it works in a PDF version. How is yours set up?
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Re: Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:56 am
by k9fan777
Exactly the same as far as I can tell. I'm making my link on a textbox.

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Re: Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:39 am
by FJCC
I made a text box using the tool from the Drawing tool bar (i.e. the T icon) and a hyperlink to that worked in the exported PDF file. I even named the text box Outer Cover in case the space in the name might matter. Can you make a small Impress file with a link to a text box and post the file here. I'll try exporting it and see if the link works for me.
How are you exporting to PDF? I am using the menu File -> Export to PDF, accepting the default settings.

Re: Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 3:47 am
by k9fan777
Download the sample file here

So this was a presentation that I had originally made in MS Powerpoint and opened in Impress.

If I delete the original text box, redraw them, and relink them highlighting the TEXT inside the text box instead of the text box itself, it seems to work. However, one of the slides I am linking to is hidden since the only way I want people to go to the slide is when they click to the link. The hidden slide does not work. I have made a simple two-slide presentation and exported the PDF also so hopefully you can see what I'm talking about in the final PDF.

Thank you for the help.

Re: Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:36 am
by FJCC
I opened Test.pdf and when I click on the words Outer Cover on the first slide the file jumps to the second slide. That is what you want, right? I suspect I am missing your point. However, the second slide is not hidden as it is in the odp version of the file. I do not know if it is possible to have a hidden slide in a pdf. I have never tried that.

Re: Link in PDF Exports not working

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2022 3:50 pm
by John_Ha
FJCC wrote:I do not know if it is possible to have a hidden slide in a pdf. I have never tried that.
See Omitting hidden slides from PDF export

I suggest the OP tries LibreOffice as things may be better in LO.