Adding & Editing Links

You can easily add or edit web links within your PDF document by using the Link tool.

Adding a Link

    1. Select the specific text for which you would like to add a link. Alternatively, use the Edit Tool to click on a text box and select the whole text block.
    2. Choose Edit > Create Link from Selection (Command+K). Alternatively, right-click or control-click to access the context menu, which also provides the Create Link from Selection option.
    3. When the Set Link window appears, enter the destination URL, destination page number, or PDF file on your hard drive.

Editing a Link

  • Select a link by clicking on it with the Edit Tool (Command+2). Once selected, you can then drag a link around the page to reposition it.
  • Delete a link by choosing Edit > Delete, or press the delete key to remove a selected link.
  • Resize a link via the selection handles at its corners.
  • Change a link’s properties i.e. where it links to, by double-clicking on it with the Edit Tool. Follow a link, or test its link location, by clicking on it with the Select Text Tool (Command+1).

Additional resources:

Want to know more? Check out this training guide and video for further information.

Links in Nitro Pro
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