There have been many of us frustrated, trying to figure out HOW to get the hyperlinks we created in our Word 2007 for Windows documents to remain active once we’ve created a PDF file.
Here’s how it’s done…
First, create your hyperlink text OR image in Word 2007, as seen in image below:
Once your Word 2007 document has been completed, and you’re ready to create your PDF document… go to Save As… (as shown in image below)
Select PDF option, as shown above… and save your PDF file to a folder where you can find it. Test your links… they’ll work!
To create a hyperlinked image, go to Insert menu, select Picture… as shown in the image below:

Select your image… (for this example I’ve selected a PDF icon)… and click the Insert button.
Once the image is in your document… you can right mouse click your image, as shown below:

or use the ribbon option as shown in the image below…

… and enter your hyperlink as you would for text.
Hope this helps! Let me know by your comment below.




Pretty simple when you put it this way. THANKS!
Your very welcome Ken!
Thought this would work so I gave it a shot. I was right.
Good Rosa, glad it worked for you!
Hey that's fine… But,when converting to PDF, is it possible to retain the Objects which were inserted in the word? (Not the hyperlinks, but the Objects)
Yes Aravind, you will retain the objects which were inserted in to the Word document. What made you think they'd disappear? Did you experience this in a Word document you saved as a PDF file?
Time saver this IS… THANKS!
You're welcome Marie!
Aw, this was a very nice post. Sure saved me time and was easy to follow your instructions. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback Phil. Glad you found this post helpful!
I've always used the Save As PDF option in Word – am using Word 2008 for Mac (12.3.2) – still no go – hyperlinks don't work in the PDF.
Hey Eileen,
I did a quick internet search but found not resolve being offered for Macs so would recommend you download a FREE PDF creating software for your Mac and use that to PRINT to. That SHOULD solve your issue. Let me know if you need further help. Oh… my Google search for "free PDF software for Mac" brought the following search result: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=pfwl&…
I am using Office Word 2003. I do not have an option to save as pdf file.
Please help.
That seems odd Yvonne, as this option has been available since Word 2000. Have you a full installation of Word or a trial copy? Here is an article that may help you out better: http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-findinfo/esc…
Thanks for the tip Chris! Hope Yvonne and Eileen see this.
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Wow… thanks Chandler!
Thanks for this!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome Mauricio!
Thanks for this. Saved me time and frustration!
You're very welcome Jasmine!
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Thanks Hannah!
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You're welcome Chris!
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You're welcome Carol!
Thanks for this!
You're welcome Lilia!
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It's an older version of Swift Themes, and yes it has been customized. Thanks for noticing Cathie!
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