You can not only change link appearance and set the default link style for re-use, but also specify its associated actions, reposition the link rectangle, or edit the destination of the link.

To edit the appearance of links

  1. Do either of the following to call out the Link Properties dialog box:

    • Double-click on the link with the Select tool or Link tool.

    • Right-click on the link using either the Select tool or Link tool and select Properties… from the options menu.

  1. In the Appearance tab, adjust the settings as needed.

    • Link Type:

      • Choose Visible Rectangle to let users see the link in the PDF.

      • Choose Invisible Rectangle if you do not want users to see the link in the PDF. It is especially useful if the link is placed over an image.

    • Highlight Style determines what the link should do when you click on it:

      • Choose Invert to change the link’s color to its opposite.

      • Choose Outline to change the link’s outline color to it opposite.

      • Choose Inset to display an embossed rectangle.

    • Line Style: Choose the style of the link frame to be Solid, Dashed or Underline.

    • Line Thickness: Set the thickness of the link frame to be Thin, Medium or Thick.

    • Color: Choose a color for the link frame.

  1. Check the Protected box if you want to prevent users from accidently changing your link settings.

  2. Click Close.

To set the default link appearance

  1. Set a desired link appearance.

  2. Right-click on the link that uses the link appearance you want to set as default and select Set as Default Appearance. The current style of the link will be set as default.

To edit a link action

  1. Do either of the following to enter the Link Properties dialog box:

    • Double-click on the link rectangle with the Select tool or Link tool.

    • Right-click on the link rectangle using either the Select tool or Link tool and select Properties… from the options menu.

  1. In the Actions tab, select the listed action you want to change and click the Edit button.

  2. Click Close.

To align, resize, and reposition links

 

To align links

  1. Hold down Ctrl and click on each link you want to reposition using either the Link tool or Select tool.

  2. Right-click on the link to which you want to align the other links. If you select right, all the selected links will be aligned to the right edge of the anchor link.

 

To center a link

You can center the link between the side margins and the top and bottom margins on a page.

Right-click on the link and select Center. Then choose any of the following:

  • Click Vertically to center the link between the top and bottom margins.

  • Click Horizontally to center the link between the left and right margins.

  • Click Both to place the link at the center of the page.

 

To distribute links evenly

You can give a group of links the same spacing, measured from the centers of adjacent links.

  1. You must select at least three links. Ctrl-click to select multiple links.

  2. Right-click on any link in the selection and select Distribute:

    • Click Vertically to evenly distribute links vertically.

    • Click Horizontally to evenly distribute links horizontally.

 

To resize links

The Width and Height of all selected links will be identical to the anchor link.

  1. Hold down Ctrl and click on each link you want to resize.

  2. Right-click on the anchor link and select Resize.

    • Click Width to set the width identical to the width of the anchor link.

    • Click Height to set the height identical to the height of the anchor link.

    • Click Both to set both the width and height identical to the anchor link.

Note: 1. To use Align and Size, you need to select at least two links. 2. To use Distribute, you need to select at least three links.

To delete one or multiple links

  1. Click on the link you want to delete or hold down Ctrl to select multiple links.

  2. Press the Delete key on your keyboard or select Basic > Editing > Delete to delete them all.

To remove all web links

Using the Remove Web Links command, you are able to remove all the web links within the document.

  1. Choose Document > Link > Remove Web Links .

  2. Click OK.

Note: Remove Web Links removes only links that link to websites and will not affect other links. The operation cannot be undone, so make sure you would like to proceed it before clicking OK.

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