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How to Duplicate Links Across Pages in Adobe Acrobat (PC & Mac)

By Erin Wright

This tutorial shows how to duplicate links across pages in Adobe Acrobat. You can use this method to duplicate links across all pages or specific pages in your PDF.

Acrobat doesn’t offer a way to duplicate links directly through the Add Links tool, so this process is a work-around using buttons that will look and function like regular text links.

This process is particularly helpful for adding websites or social media links to the header and footer areas.

This tutorial’s companion video shows all the steps in real time.

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The images below are from Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. These steps also apply to Adobe Acrobat 2020 and Adobe Acrobat 2017. In addition, the steps are the same for PC and Mac. These steps don’t apply to Adobe’s free PDF display software, Acrobat Reader. However, Reader users will be able to use the links created with this method.

How to Duplicate Links Across All Pages

  1. Select the Tools tab.
Tools tab in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 1. Tools tab
  1. Select Rich Media in the Tools Center.
Rich Media button in the Tools Center in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 2. Rich Media button
  1. Select Add Button in the Rich Media toolbar.
Add Button in the Rich Media toolbar in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 3. Add Button button
  1. Move the button outline into the area of the page where you want to place the link, and then click to place the mouse.

Pro Tip: You can place the button in the header or footer area.

Rich Media button outline in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 4. Button outline
  1. Select All Properties from the button menu. Alternatively, right-click (PC) or Control-click (Mac) the button and then select Properties from the shortcut menu.
All Properties option in the Rich Media button menu in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 5. All Properties option
  1. Select the Appearance tab in the Button Properties dialog box.
Appearance tab in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 6. Appearance tab
  1. Select No Color (PC) or Transparent (Mac) in the Fill Color menu.
No Color in the Fill Color menu in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 7. No Color option (PC)
Transparent fill color option in Adobe Acrobat for Mac
Figure 8. Transparent option (Mac)
  1. Adjust the font size, text color, and font as necessary.
Font Size, Text Color, and Font options in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 9. Font Size, Text Color, and Font options
  1. Select the Options tab.
Options tab in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 10. Options tab
  1. Enter the link text in the Label text box. (This is not the actual URL, but rather the text that will appear indicating a link.)
Label text box in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 11. Label text box
  1. Select the Actions tab.
Actions tab in the Button Properties dialog box
Figure 12. Actions tab
  1. Select Open a web link from the Select Action menu.
Open a web link option in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 13. Open a web link option
  1. Select the Add button.
Add button in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 14. Add button
  1. Enter the URL into the Enter a URL for this link text box.
Enter a URL for this link text box in the Edit URL dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 15. Enter a URL for this link text box
  1. Select the OK button.
OK button in the Edit URL dialog box
Figure 16. OK button
  1. Select the Close button in the Button Properties dialog box.
Close button in the Button Properties dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 17. Close button
  1. Use the resizing handles on the button outline to resize the link, as necessary.
Button resizing handles in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 18. Resizing handles
  1. Right-click or Control-click the button and then select Duplicate Across Pages from the shortcut menu.
Duplicate Across Pages option in the button shortcut menu in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 19. Duplicate Across Pages option
  1. By default, the Duplicate Field dialog box will be set to All. However, you can enter specific pages in the From and To text boxes, if necessary.
From and To text boxes in the Duplicate Field dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 20. From and To text boxes
  1. Select the OK button.
Ok button in the Duplicate Field dialog box
Figure 21. OK button
  1. Select the Close button in the Rich Media toolbar.
Close button in the Rich Media toolbar in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 22. Close button

Your link should now be duplicated across all the pages in your PDF or the specific pages you chose in step 19.

Button added as link in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 23. Button added as a link

To visit the link destination, click the link and select Allow in the Security Warning dialog box.

Allow button in the Security Warning dialog box in Adobe Acrobat
Figure 24. Allow button

Related Resources

How to Add Page Numbers to PDFs in Adobe Acrobat

How to Create Internal Links in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

How to Create In-Text Links to Attached PDFs in Adobe Acrobat

How to Create Navigation Buttons in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

How to Create Buttons to Page Views in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat

Updated January 18, 2023

Filed Under: Adobe Acrobat Tagged With: Adobe Acrobat DC, formatting

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