

If you’re using the hyperlink formula, as seen below, we’ll need to do some manipulation to our sheet first. You can also use the Acrobat tab in the ribbon and click “Create PDF”. Just use the Acrobat add-in to save as Adobe PDF.įile –> Save as Adobe PDF –> Convert to PDF. If you do have Adobe, it’s quite simple unless you’re using the HYPERLINK() formula (see below). If you don’t have it, please skip down to the bottom of this post to the “Don’t have Adobe Acrobat?” section. To be able to maintain hyperlinks you will need Adobe Acrobat. Make sure to download the accompanying spreadsheet and PDF to test this out.If you have hyperlinks in your excel files and need to save your file as a PDF, you’ve probably run into the error in which your hyperlinks in the PDF output are inactive. In that case, just follow the steps above to relink it on your computer and test it out. The link to the PDF in the attached spreadsheet for this tutorial might not work when you download it due to the fact that it was linked on my computer before being uploaded. The process of linking to a PDF file from Excel is easy but the user must, of course, have a program that can open a PDF file already on their computer. I find it nice to include and image and a text link for files like PDFs so that users know what kind of file they will open.

How to open a PDF file from a clickable button, link, or image in Excel.
