Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing to PDF renders links non-clickable

Bingo Robert!

You nailed it!

It is easy to find, but not if you have to find a solution for an 
emergency with the file ASAP ...

Leo te Braake


Op 27-5-2026 om 23:44 schreef Robert Funnell:
> Leo -
>
> Have you tried File > Export As > Export as PDF?
>
> - Robert
>
> On 2026-05-27 17:28, Leo L te Braake wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have to work on a computer that lacks MS Office for a few weeks, so 
> > I had to use Libre Office. I have little hands on experience with LO.
> >
> > For my club I maintain a Table in Microsoft Excel, with  some columns 
> > containing links to other files on the Web.
> >
> > I publish a newly filered version weekly, as a PDF. MS Office has a 
> > menu item "Print to PDF", and I get a PDF with working Lunks.
> >
> >
> > Today I did the same in LibreOffice. No "Print to PDF" found, so I 
> > chose the virtual printer "Microsoft Print to PDF", that surprisingly 
> > is present here.
> >
> > I got feedback from members, that  the links do not work.
> >
> > I could confirm that.  In Libre Office old links AND newly added 
> > links worked, but in the PDF (tried Various virtual printers) the 
> > links were dead.
> >
> >
> > Is that a bug? Is there a Workaround? Is it a feature?
> >
> >
> > Leo te Braake

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