Live links in PDF file.

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How do I keep my affiliate links in PDF file? When I convert a word doc to pdf, nothing is live. Is there a special program to make live banners and links work after I convert to a pdf?

Also, instead of Microsoft Word, can I use Microsoft Publisher to create a pdf with live links?
#file #links #live #pdf
  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    i dont know about publisher but some pdf programs dont let your links display properly the best program to use is openoffice from openoffice.org

    Its very popular and is a free alternative to word and you simply save the document in pdf.
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    • Profile picture of the author samish
      openoffice from openoffice.org is great. Almost identical feature as MS office. Best, it is free. Can't beat it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fairuz Talib
    Yes. Download openoffice. It has a built-in pdf generator, and your link will be
    embedded in the pdf file.

    BTW Openoffice can read your word document.

    Fairuz Talib
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  • Profile picture of the author Sam Rodrigo
    HI Marty,

    When you are publishing such links in a PDF, it's very useful to use an .htaccess file redirect to manage the URLs.

    So, in the pdf you can have Marty_Recommends/go/link1.php, /go/link2.php, etc.

    Then you maintain a .htaccess file that sends the user to your actual affiliate link. Thus, your affiliate link is not displayed.

    AND, if at a later time you want to change a link --well, you're out of luck because the pdf is out of reach, BUT, with what I suggest you can change the "go to" url in the .htaccess file and update the link.

    Just a thought before you publish.
    Success,
    Sam
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    • Profile picture of the author Marty S
      Originally Posted by Sam Rodrigo View Post

      HI Marty,

      When you are publishing such links in a PDF, it's very useful to use an .htaccess file redirect to manage the URLs.

      So, in the pdf you can have Marty_Recommends/go/link1.php, /go/link2.php, etc.

      Then you maintain a .htaccess file that sends the user to your actual affiliate link. Thus, your affiliate link is not displayed.

      AND, if at a later time you want to change a link --well, you're out of luck because the pdf is out of reach, BUT, with what I suggest you can change the "go to" url in the .htaccess file and update the link.

      Just a thought before you publish.
      Success,
      Sam
      Interesting, Thank you. How do you do this? The .htaccess file is on a web server, I have no idea how that connects to a downloadable PDF file.
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