Hi Stefan

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately the problem is not solved by changing my browser. I can use the same word file and create two pdf versions. One by using 'save as' and selecting pdf and the second by using the acrobat add-in.



If I then load each pdf into acrobat reader then the pdf generated by word opens hyperlinks in a web browser whereas the pdf from acrobat opens in acrobat reader. The latter I believe is the correct behaviour.

This may seem a trivial issue however I use a word macro to scan a complex set of subdirectories all containing word documents, each word document is opened and some actions done and then resaved. Following this I need to reconvert the word docs to pdf for use. It's possible to save as pdf from within the macro but not to save as pdf using the acrobat add-in (acrobat have removed this facility from acrobat XI and possible earlier version of acrobat). Nor is it possible to get acrobat to convert all files in a set of sub directories.

Getting word to produce correct hyperlink behaviour would save me a lot of time manually processing pdf files by acrobat.

Were you able to find a solution to this? I just started using Office 2013, and I am experiencing the same problem with my PDF links from files created in Word.

Different applications deal with hyperlinks in different ways; I don't think there is a way to change that.

For example, a link in your browser will always open in the browser, but the browser, in turn, will redirect to whichever PDF reader is your default. Word does it the same way: if the hyperlink is on the internet (with for example a path starting with http), the default browser tries to open the document; if it's a PDF, a PDF application window opens within a browser window.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
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