How to Activate Email Addresses Inside PDF Documents

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It is not difficult to have active, clickable website links and email address links in a PDF document with a few simple steps.

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Steps

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   Create a starting document.

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   Insert a hyperlink to a website or email address

   • In Microsoft Office programs, all you need to do is type in the address and it will automatically create a hyperlink for you

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   Install a program that will convert your document to PDF, such as Adobe Acrobat [not to be confused with Acrobat Reader]. It will work with virtually all document formats.

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   Print the document via Adobe Distiller/Adobe PDF printer.

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   The PDF generator will ask you for a file name, and where you want to store it on your computer. Once the PDF is generated, open the document you printed. You now have a PDF file with clickable links.

   • In Microsoft Office programs, all you need to do is type in the address and it will automatically create a hyperlink for you.

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   Install a program that will convert your document to PDF, such as Adobe Acrobat [not to be confused with Acrobat Reader]. It will work with virtually all document formats.

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   Print the document via Adobe Distiller/Adobe PDF printer.

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   The PDF generator will ask you for a file name, and where you want to store it on your computer. Once the PDF is generated, open the document you printed. You now have a PDF file with clickable email.