Hyperlink Tool

Go to Markup >  Hyperlink to view the hyperlinks in the current PDF. Hyperlinked areas of the PDF are highlighted in blue.

To turn off the Hyperlinks view, press ESC.

To add a hyperlink to a defined area:

1. Go to Markup >  Hyperlink.
2. Click and drag a rectangular region on the current PDF. A blue rectangle appears, indicating the active region for the hyperlink.
3. Release the mouse button and the Edit Hyperlink Action dialog box appears. Define the hyperlink's action as described below and click OK.

To add a hyperlink to text:

1. Go to Markup >  Hyperlink.
2. Click and drag to select text in the PDF. The text is highlighted.
3. Release the mouse button and the Edit Hyperlink Action dialog box appears. Define the hyperlink's action as described below and click OK.

Hyperlinks can also be created from Search Results.

The Hyperlink Action is what will happen when the hyperlink is clicked. This is defined in the Edit Hyperlink Action dialog box, which appears after the hyperlinked area or text is defined.

There are four actions that can be configured:

Jump to Page: Moves to a specific page number in a selected PDF. To set this action:

1. Select the PDF from the Jump To dropdown menu. Only PDFs that are currently open in Revu will be available.
2. Specify where in the PDF to jump to by entering a page number in the Page field.
3. Set the zoom factor or scale of the page that is displayed by choosing the desired setting from the Scale dropdown menu. The pages can be set to display either in a Fit Page, Actual Size or Fit Width mode. Alternatively, the Inherit Zoom setting will display the page at whatever the current zoom setting is within Revu.

Note: If an Action is set to jump to a Space that is subsequently deleted, the Action will be automatically converted to Snapshot View, as described below.

Snapshot View: Moves to a specific, zoomed in area of the current PDF. This option is useful for zooming into specific views of a region of a large format drawing, such as a particular elevation detail. Click Get Rectangle to define the area of the drawing to jump to.

Hyperlink: Opens the URL entered in the Hyperlink field. The URL will open in the device's default browser.

Open: Opens the file specified in the Open File field. Click Browse to open a file browser.

A link to a Snapshot view in another PDF can be created using the following steps:

1. Open both PDF files and select the one that's going to get the hyperlink so it's active.
2. Go to Markup >  Hyperlink
3. Click and drag a rectangular region on the current PDF. A blue rectangle appears, indicating the active region for the hyperlink.
4. Release the mouse button and the Edit Hyperlink Action dialog box appears.
5. Select Snapshot View and then click Get Rectangle.
6. Switch to the other PDF and define the rectangle of the Snapshot view.

1. Open the PDF.
2. Go to Markup >  Hyperlink The hyperlinks in the PDF are shown.
3. CTRL-click on a hyperlink and select Properties. The following options are available on the Properties tab:
   • Color: This option sets the color of the hyperlink's outline or fill.
   • Line Width: This option sets the line width of the hyperlink's outline.
   • Style: This option sets the line style of the hyperlink's outline or turns on the fill option.
   • Visible: This option makes the hyperlink visible.