: Have PDF hyperlinks open in a new window in InDesign CS5 I'm created an InDesign file using CS5. Where do I find the option to have my hyperlinks open in a new browser window? When I create

@Samaraweera207

I believe you can't tell your PDF how to handle links from InDesign.

From the Adobe forums:


If you want your hyperlink to an open an URL in another browser window, I don't think there is anyway to specify this directly in
InDesign. However in Acrobat, instead of using an open web link
action, you can use the following "Run a JavaScript" action to do
this:

app.launchURL("http://www.intendedsitehere.com/",true);



To add the Javascript, go to the Button's Properties > Actions Tab > Select Action: Run a Javascript and choose Add. You can write the previous code in the Javascript Editor.

UPDATE: Apparently the JS doesn't work with Acrobat X unless the user has some security settings modified. It also seems to have some issues in Chrome. So most people won't be able to see it. According to this thread in the same forum, as of today there is no way to guarantee a hyperlink will open in a new tab using InDesign and/or Acrobat.

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