Wondering how to add a hyperlink in a PDF and how to create a hyperlink in a PDF file?
In this hyperlinks tutorial, you'll learn how to make a clickable PDF.
So let's get right into this video on how to add a link in a PDF file for you to create
an interactive PDF with ease.
1.
How to add a hyperlink in a PDF using PDF Escape
To add a hyperlink in a PDF using PDFescape, head over to pdfescape.com, locate the PDFescape
Online PDF Editor, and then click on 'free online'.
To get started with PDFescape, choose a PDF file to open in PDFescape.
You can either create a new PDF document, upload a PDF to PDFescape, load a PDF from
the internet or load a PDF previously opened.
Note that PDF files must be less than 10 MB and less than 100 pages.
If you need help creating a PDF, make sure to watch my video on 'How To Create A PDF
Using Canva'.
I'll leave the link to it in the description box below.
I'm going to click on 'upload a PDF to PDFescape', and then you can either drop the PDF in the
space provided, or click on 'choose file' to locate and then open the PDF file you want
to add a hyperlink in a PDF using PDFescape.
PDFescape will process your file, and then open it in its PDF editor.
Say I want to add a hyperlink in this PDF to my website where it says 'Yes To Tech'.
To do so, click on 'link' from the left-hand side panel, and click and drag on the page
to insert the hyperlink box.
I'm going to do so around the Yes To Tech piece of text.
To add a hyperlink in this PDF, set its link properties.
You can add a hyperlink to a URL or to a page, in this case I'll select 'URL', then place
the hyperlink link in the space provided, and then click on 'ok'.
Now let me show you how to add a hyperlink in a PDF using PDFescape to a new page.
To do so, click on 'link' again from the left-hand side panel, and click and drag on the page
to insert the hyperlink box.
Say that I want to add a hyperlink to page 3 where it says '1-1 coaching'.
I'm going to add the box around that piece of text.
This time, I'll select 'page' from the hyperlink popup, select page 3, and then click on 'ok'.
If you made a mistake, and don't want to add a hyperlink to this specific piece of text,
for instance, you can click and drag the hyperlink box so that it's in another location, and
use the black handles around the hyperlink box to resize it.
If you want to link this hyperlink box to a URL or to another page instead, click on
the tool icon up top to view the object properties.
From here, you can add a hyperlink in this PDF to another page you select from the dropdown
menu, or select URL, and paste the URL you want to add a hyperlink to in the space provided,
and then click on 'ok'.
If you don't want to add this hyperlink box any longer, click on the trash can up top
to delete the object.
Feel free to add as many hyperlinks to your PDF as you wish.
Once you're done adding all the hyperlinks to your PDF document, click on 'click here
to disable' up top to stop using the link feature in PDFescape.
To save and download this PDF document with hyperlinks, click on 'save and download PDF'
from the left-hand side panel.
The edited PDF with hyperlinks will be saved to your computer.
Now if we open it up, place your cursor over the word you added a hyperlink to, and click
on it, you'll be redirected to the URL or page you set.
2.
How to add a hyperlink in a PDF using Sejda
To add a hyperlink in a PDF using Sejda, head over to sejda.com.
Either drag and drop files in the space provided, click on 'upload PDF file' to locate a PDF
from your documents, click on the the downward pointing arrow next to that button to upload
a PDF from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or a web address (URL), or start with a blank
document.
Note that files stay private, are automatically deleted after 2 hours, and PDF editing with
Sejda is a free service for documents up to 200 pages or 50 Mb, and you can edit up to
3 tasks per hour.
I'm going to click on 'upload PDF file' to locate and then open the PDF file you want
to add a hyperlink in a PDF using Sejda.
Say I want to add a hyperlink in this PDF to my website where it says 'Yes To Tech'.
To do so, click on 'links' from the panel up top to add new or edit existing hyperlinks.
Add hyperlinks by making an area selection on the page to add a hyperlink box.
I'm going to do so around the Yes To Tech piece of text.
To add a hyperlink in this PDF, set its link properties.
Compared to PDFescape, Sejda provides you with more options.
You can add a hyperlink in a PDF with Sejda to an external URL, to an email address, to
a phone number or to an internal page.
In this case I'll select 'link to an external URL', then place the hyperlink link in the
space provided, and then click on enter or return on my keyboard.
Now let me show you how to add a hyperlink in this PDF to an email address.
To do so, click on 'links' again from the panel up top, and make an area selection on
the page to add a hyperlink box.
Say that I want to add a hyperlink to my email address where it says 'Marina Lotaif'.
I'm going to add the box around that piece of text.
This time, I'll select 'link to an email address' from the hyperlink link properties popup,
place my email address in the space provided, and then click on enter or return on my keyboard.
Say that I want to add a hyperlink to a phone number where it says 'without stress or overwhelm'.
To do so, click on 'links' again from the panel up top, and make an area selection on
the page to add a hyperlink box.
I'm going to add the box around that piece of text that I mentioned.
This time, I'll select 'link to a phone number' from the hyperlink link properties popup,
place a phone number in the space provided, and then click on enter or return on my keyboard.
Lastly, say that I want to add a hyperlink to another page where it says '1-1 coaching'.
To do so, click on 'links' again from the panel up top, and make an area selection on
the page to add a hyperlink box.
I'm going to add the box around that piece of text that I mentioned.
This time, I'll select 'link to an internal page' from the hyperlink link properties popup,
type in page 3, and then click on enter or return on my keyboard.
If you made a mistake, and don't want to add a hyperlink to this specific piece of text,
for instance, you can click and drag the hyperlink box so that it's in another location, and
use the white handles around the hyperlink box to resize it.
If you want to link this hyperlink box to another type of hyperlink, be it a URL, email
address, phone number or internal page, click on the hyperlink box and make any edits that
you wish.
If you don't want to add this hyperlink box any longer, click on 'delete link' at the
bottom.
Feel free to add as many hyperlinks to your PDF as you wish.
Once you're done adding all the hyperlinks to your PDF document, click on the links button
up top to stop using the hyperlinks feature.
To save and download this PDF document with hyperlinks, click on the green 'apply changes'
button at the bottom.
Wait for the task to be processed.
Feel free to rename your PDF document with hyperlinks, click on the download button to
save your PDF to your computer, click on the downward pointing arrow next to that to save
as, save to Dropbox, save to OneDrive, or save to Google Drive, or even click on the
options that appear below the download button to share, print, merge, edit, compress, delete
pages, split, crop, or on the three little dots to access even more tools to continue
with.
I'm going to click on the 'download' button to save the edited PDF with hyperlinks to
my computer.
Now if we open it up, place your cursor over any of the words you added a hyperlink to,
and click on it, you'll be redirected to the URL, email address, phone number or internal
page you set.
3.
How to add a hyperlink in a PDF using Canva
First off, if you don’t have a Canva account yet, just click on the link in the description
box below to sign up for free.
To add a hyperlink in a PDF using Canva, after you've logged in to your Canva account, either
open up an existing PDF design in Canva you want to add hyperlinks to, or create a new
Canva PDF design from scratch to add hyperlinks to.
To open up an existing document in Canva, click on 'your projects' from the left-hand
side panel, on 'designs' up top, and then locate the design you want to add a hyperlink
in a PDF to.
For guidance on how to create a new Canva design from scratch, make sure to check out
my Canva tutorials playlist, which is full of step-by-step Canva tutorials.
I'm going to open up this existing Canva PDF design that we also used when adding hyperlinks
in a PDF using PDFescape and Sejda.
The cool thing is that you can add a hyperlink in a PDF using Canva not only to text, but
also to images and to elements.
Say I want to add a hyperlink in this PDF to my website where it says 'Yes To Tech'.
To do so, select that piece of text, click on the three little dots from the white panel
up top, and then click on the link icon.
Enter a link in the space provided or search for a recent design or page in this document
that you want to add a hyperlink to.
In this case I'll paste the hyperlink link to my website in the space provided, and then
click on enter or return on my keyboard.
Now let me show you how to add a hyperlink in this PDF to a recent design.
This time, I'll select the image, and then click on the link icon from the white panel
up top.
Click on one of your recent designs, and then click on enter or return on your keyboard.
Lastly, let me show you how to add a hyperlink in this PDF to a page in this document.
This time, I'll select an element, and then click on the link icon from the white panel
up top.
Click on one of the pages from your design, such as page 3, and then click on enter or
return on your keyboard.
If you made a mistake, and don't want to add a hyperlink to this element, for instance,
or want to change the type of hyperlink you added, click on the element you added a hyperlink
to, and then on the link icon from the panel up top.
Click on the box to alter it to a URL, to link to a recent Canva design or to another
page in your document, or click on 'remove' to delete the hyperlink entirely.
Feel free to add as many hyperlinks to your PDF as you wish, and to add new elements from
the options on the left-hand side panel.
For more details on how to customize this Canva PDF, make sure to watch my previous
video on ‘How To Upload A PDF To Canva + How To Edit A PDF In Canva’.
I’ll leave the link to it in the description box below.
Once you're done adding all the hyperlinks to your PDF document in Canva, rename your
Canva design up top, such as to 'how to add a hyperlink in a PDF using Canva', and then
click on the download button.
Under the 'file type' dropdown, select either PDF standard, which is a small file size,
multi-page document or PDF print, which is a high-quality, multi-page document.
In my case, I'll select PDF print as the file type.
If you wish, click on the box to crop marks and bleed, select the specific PDF pages you
wish to save from the dropdown menu, or select all pages, and then click on the 'download'
button at the bottom to save your Canva PDF with hyperlinks to your computer.
Now if we open it up, place your cursor over the text, images or elements you added a hyperlink
to, and click on it, you'll be redirected to the URL, recent Canva design or page in
your document that you set.
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