When you have the link in the desired location, you can set the destination of the link. You can use the resizing dots to change the area of the link, or click and drag it around to move it so it covers the desired areas of the document. This is an invisible box that covers the text and will serve as the link when clicked. Then choose the link annotation tool ( looks like a small chain) and the text selection should be covered with a link box. To do this, with the text selected you can activate the annotations toolbar by clicking the 'Annotate' button in Preview's menu bar. Adding a link here will allow us to set a destination page for this text so we can click it and go to the corresponding page in the document. In the following image, the PDF document has a table of contents, and the text is selectable however, if you click the text it will not do anything.
We can turn this text into a link using the link annotation (click for larger view).įor example, lets take a simple PDF document and set it up to have links in the table of contents. One of these is the ability to easily add links to PDF pages, which can be used to create clickable indexes and tables of contents. While for the most part the program is used for its basic viewing features, some of the ways it handles PDF documents can be quite useful. Preview is an excellent utility for viewing and making small edits and adjustments to pictures and PDF documents.