When printing from a Layout window to the MapInfo PDF Printer that installs with MapInfo Pro, text in the form of a URL becomes a PDF hotlink. When the person viewing the PDF clicks on a hotlink, it launches the URL or file from the text. The automatic conversion of text to hyperlinks is a setting in the MapInfo PDF Printer driver.
To turn on automatic conversion of text to hyperlinks when printing:
- On the HOME tab, in the Output group, click Print.
- In the Print dialog box, select MapInfo PDF Printer from the list of available printers and then click Properties.
- In the MapInfo PDF Printer Properties dialog box, on the Advanced Options tab, check the Automatic conversion to hyperlinks check box. Once selected, it remains turned on for subsequent printing.
- Click OK to save your setting.
- In the Print dialog box, click OK to print the layout.
If you have a URL in a text frame in your layout, it becomes a hotlink in your PDF output. The same is true for hotlinks in your map or browser frames. You can create hotlinks for objects or labels on a map in the Map window, and for text in a table in the Browser window.