How do I export a LibreOffice document as a PDF with working, external hyperlinks?

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I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally (i.e in my file system). I don't want to send this out to people and have it not take them to the websites I intend it to link to.

The sort of link I have is just http://www.firebox.com and I can ctrl-click them to open in the browser when it's jsut a .doc. Once I've exported them to pdfs clicking on them opens a little window that says 'Transfering' and then it opens up gedit with a blank file and a file named .

Currently I've got

LibreOffice 3.5.4.2

Okular 0.14.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Chrome & Firefox (latest versions, Chrome is default)

Is it my PDF viewer, or the options I'm selecting in LibreOffice?

edited Nov 4 '12 at 19:14

asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

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Can you give an example of one of the actual links you are embedding, and clarify what you mean by it tries to open it in your local file system? Are these hyperlinks prefixed with a HTTP:// or alike?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Nov 4 '12 at 18:49

@techie007 updated with an edit
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 19:29

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Have same problem. I wish that was answered!
– David Csonka
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Currently I've got

LibreOffice 3.5.4.2

Okular 0.14.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Chrome & Firefox (latest versions, Chrome is default)

Is it my PDF viewer, or the options I'm selecting in LibreOffice?

edited Nov 4 '12 at 19:14

asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

Pureferret

93821022

Can you give an example of one of the actual links you are embedding, and clarify what you mean by it tries to open it in your local file system? Are these hyperlinks prefixed with a HTTP:// or alike?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Nov 4 '12 at 18:49

@techie007 updated with an edit
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 19:29

1

Have same problem. I wish that was answered!
– David Csonka
Mar 28 '13 at 21:24

add a comment |

up vote
8
down vote

favorite

Currently I've got

LibreOffice 3.5.4.2

Okular 0.14.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Chrome & Firefox (latest versions, Chrome is default)

Is it my PDF viewer, or the options I'm selecting in LibreOffice?

edited Nov 4 '12 at 19:14

asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

Pureferret

93821022

Currently I've got

LibreOffice 3.5.4.2

Okular 0.14.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Chrome & Firefox (latest versions, Chrome is default)

Is it my PDF viewer, or the options I'm selecting in LibreOffice?

pdf hyperlink libreoffice-writer

edited Nov 4 '12 at 19:14

asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

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edited Nov 4 '12 at 19:14

asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

Pureferret

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edited Nov 4 '12 at 19:14

asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

Pureferret

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asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

Pureferret

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asked Nov 4 '12 at 13:35

Pureferret

93821022

Can you give an example of one of the actual links you are embedding, and clarify what you mean by it tries to open it in your local file system? Are these hyperlinks prefixed with a HTTP:// or alike?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Nov 4 '12 at 18:49

@techie007 updated with an edit
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 19:29

1

Have same problem. I wish that was answered!
– David Csonka
Mar 28 '13 at 21:24

add a comment |

Can you give an example of one of the actual links you are embedding, and clarify what you mean by it tries to open it in your local file system? Are these hyperlinks prefixed with a HTTP:// or alike?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Nov 4 '12 at 18:49

@techie007 updated with an edit
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 19:29

1

Have same problem. I wish that was answered!
– David Csonka
Mar 28 '13 at 21:24

Can you give an example of one of the actual links you are embedding, and clarify what you mean by it tries to open it in your local file system? Are these hyperlinks prefixed with a HTTP:// or alike?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Nov 4 '12 at 18:49

@techie007 updated with an edit
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 19:29

Have same problem. I wish that was answered!
– David Csonka
Mar 28 '13 at 21:24

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When I choose "Export as PDF" from the File menu I get a window of PDF Options with the "General" tab selected by default. I will assume for the sake of this answer that this is the same for you as well. If you look toward the right-hand end of the tab bar in that PDF Options window (second to last option just to the left of "Security") there should be a tab labeled "Links".

PDF Options Window

It strikes me that some of these options are likely to be helpful. I found the option which I have selected "Open with PDF reader application" useful for linking to other PDF documents on my filesystem, but I suspect the option which you are wanting is the one just below that "Open with Internet browser". When I test this with my own system (Linux Mint Debian Edition with LibreOffice) it works as expected, opening the clicked link in Firefox (my default web browser).

Also useful to be aware of is that if you have the "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar then links are NOT clickable, as the assumption here appears to be that you are intending to select text for copy/paste operations. To ensure that your links are actively clickable be sure that you are in "Browse" mode (just to the left of the "Zoom" button on a standard Okular default toolbar).

I hope this works for you as described. :)

edited Mar 30 '14 at 12:35

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Thank you, for me it was a problem of "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar, not a problem related to pdf export...
– Michele
Jan 25 '17 at 10:51

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LibreOffice has export to pdf ability, and it can preserve URLs. Go to File -> Export as PDF or use pdf export button on the toolbar to do so.

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

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This is what I've done. It doesn't work. 'I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally'
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 15:43

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Same problem here: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=376045

I had the same problem. I update LibreOffice version, and now the external hyper links are interpreted as local relative links even in Writer, without exporting to PDF.

It happens with an URL that contains a colon. If I remove the colon, it works fine.

http://foo.example.com:80?bar=41118102&xyz=1 is wrongly linked to file://http://foo.example...

http://foo.example.com/?bar=41118102&xyz=1 works fine

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

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PDF Options Window

I hope this works for you as described. :)

edited Mar 30 '14 at 12:35

answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

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Thank you, for me it was a problem of "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar, not a problem related to pdf export...
– Michele
Jan 25 '17 at 10:51

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PDF Options Window

I hope this works for you as described. :)

edited Mar 30 '14 at 12:35

answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

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Thank you, for me it was a problem of "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar, not a problem related to pdf export...
– Michele
Jan 25 '17 at 10:51

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PDF Options Window

I hope this works for you as described. :)

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answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

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PDF Options Window

I hope this works for you as described. :)

edited Mar 30 '14 at 12:35

answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

Spam Hater

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edited Mar 30 '14 at 12:35

answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

Spam Hater

6615

answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

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answered Mar 30 '14 at 12:27

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6615

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Thank you, for me it was a problem of "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar, not a problem related to pdf export...
– Michele
Jan 25 '17 at 10:51

add a comment |

1

Thank you, for me it was a problem of "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar, not a problem related to pdf export...
– Michele
Jan 25 '17 at 10:51

Thank you, for me it was a problem of "Selection" tool selected in the Okular toolbar, not a problem related to pdf export...
– Michele
Jan 25 '17 at 10:51

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LibreOffice has export to pdf ability, and it can preserve URLs. Go to File -> Export as PDF or use pdf export button on the toolbar to do so.

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

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This is what I've done. It doesn't work. 'I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally'
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 15:43

add a comment |

up vote
0
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LibreOffice has export to pdf ability, and it can preserve URLs. Go to File -> Export as PDF or use pdf export button on the toolbar to do so.

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

Sergey P. aka azure

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1

This is what I've done. It doesn't work. 'I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally'
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 15:43

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

LibreOffice has export to pdf ability, and it can preserve URLs. Go to File -> Export as PDF or use pdf export button on the toolbar to do so.

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

Sergey P. aka azure

1435

LibreOffice has export to pdf ability, and it can preserve URLs. Go to File -> Export as PDF or use pdf export button on the toolbar to do so.

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

Sergey P. aka azure

1435

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

Sergey P. aka azure

1435

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

Sergey P. aka azure

1435

answered Nov 4 '12 at 15:24

Sergey P. aka azure

1435

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This is what I've done. It doesn't work. 'I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally'
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 15:43

add a comment |

1

This is what I've done. It doesn't work. 'I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally'
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 15:43

This is what I've done. It doesn't work. 'I'm trying to export a LibreOffice document to PDF and have my hyperlinks open in a browser, but no matter what I do it seems as though they try to open them locally'
– Pureferret
Nov 4 '12 at 15:43

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Same problem here: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=376045

I had the same problem. I update LibreOffice version, and now the external hyper links are interpreted as local relative links even in Writer, without exporting to PDF.

It happens with an URL that contains a colon. If I remove the colon, it works fine.

http://foo.example.com:80?bar=41118102&xyz=1 is wrongly linked to file://http://foo.example...

http://foo.example.com/?bar=41118102&xyz=1 works fine

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

It Nis

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Same problem here: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=376045

I had the same problem. I update LibreOffice version, and now the external hyper links are interpreted as local relative links even in Writer, without exporting to PDF.

It happens with an URL that contains a colon. If I remove the colon, it works fine.

http://foo.example.com:80?bar=41118102&xyz=1 is wrongly linked to file://http://foo.example...

http://foo.example.com/?bar=41118102&xyz=1 works fine

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

It Nis

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Same problem here: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=376045

I had the same problem. I update LibreOffice version, and now the external hyper links are interpreted as local relative links even in Writer, without exporting to PDF.

It happens with an URL that contains a colon. If I remove the colon, it works fine.

http://foo.example.com:80?bar=41118102&xyz=1 is wrongly linked to file://http://foo.example...

http://foo.example.com/?bar=41118102&xyz=1 works fine

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

It Nis

Same problem here: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=376045

I had the same problem. I update LibreOffice version, and now the external hyper links are interpreted as local relative links even in Writer, without exporting to PDF.

It happens with an URL that contains a colon. If I remove the colon, it works fine.

http://foo.example.com:80?bar=41118102&xyz=1 is wrongly linked to file://http://foo.example...

http://foo.example.com/?bar=41118102&xyz=1 works fine

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

It Nis

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

It Nis

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

It Nis

answered Nov 23 at 9:37

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