(Please note that the Preferences dialog is available in Acrobat Pro, Standard, and Reader desktop apps only.) The feature can be enabled/disabled by selecting/deselecting the General > 'Create links from URLs' option in the Preferences dialog. When Acrobat Reader encounters URL text, such as ' ' and ' ', it automatically converts the URL text to links on the fly.
You may be wondering.Why do the 'links' work in the desktop version of Acrobat Reader on a Windows or Mac computer?īecause the desktop version of Acrobat Reader has the auto link detection feature. I opened your PDF document in Acrobat Pro DC (desktop app) and used the Edit PDF feature to check if links are available in page 3.Īcrobat Pro DC reported: 'There are no links to the Web on this page.' I investigated the link problem with your PDF document and concluded that your PDF document does not contain real hyperlinks.