How to embed a URL in annotation text box?

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11-11-2016 06:26 AM
am95405
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Using ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Desktop, ArcMap

I would like to embed a URL in an annotation text box, so when I save it as a pdf, it is clickable. This is done in MS Word for example very easily.  I know how to add URLs to attribute data or a field, but I just wanted to add it to a simple text box (Rectangle Text) and make the text clickable from the pdf. 

I read on some website to create the URL in MS Word, then copy it over, and I did that, but it did not work. Any ideas?

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JayantaPoddar
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I think hyperlinked text is not yet supported in ArcMap. You could upvote the ideas Hyperlink on layout and Layout Text Enhancements.

I think this is a much essential functionality.



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JayantaPoddar
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I can click the text in the PDF I entered in a TextBox of the Map.

Click on "Embed All Document Fonts" in Export Map option.



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JayantaPoddar
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In fact, I am able to click the text in PDF doc to open the webpage, even if the above option is unchecked.

Is the text that you are entering is a recognizable URL only, or it has additional text as well?

Screenshot would be helpful.



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am95405
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Thanks for your help. This is what the text block looks like in my  map. If you double click it, it opens MS Word, where the underlined section is a URL.

I think I realize what my question is more clearly now, which is how do I embed the URL. In the picture below, the top two links work, but the last one doesn't. I don't want to show the URL to my viewer. I want them to click on a text.

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RebeccaStrauch__GISP
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I went ahead and converted this to a question instead of a discussion.

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am95405
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Thank you so much for your guidance and help (on the other post). It was very helpful.  I tried to note the software that I was using, which here at least, was the first line of my post. But I realize when I reposted, I failed to provide that info.

ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Desktop, ArcMap

I still don't know if there is a way to accomplish what I want.

I do not want the URL to be in a table or a field. I know how to make it clickable if it is data or content in one of the tables. I just want to insert a simple text box, and make part of the text clickable. In the text box below, I wanted the underlined section to point to the dept of forestry website.

I'm using this tool to generate the text.

Thanks!

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JayantaPoddar
MVP Esteemed Contributor

I think hyperlinked text is not yet supported in ArcMap. You could upvote the ideas Hyperlink on layout and Layout Text Enhancements.

I think this is a much essential functionality.



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am95405
New Contributor II

Thanks. I will upvote it (learning something new). 🙂

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RebeccaStrauch__GISP
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A couple more things you can check off you learning geonet list...make sure to mark any comments from others that are helpful, as "helpful"...and the one that may have answered your question as "mark correct"  (assuming it is answered...if not, you can leave it open for a while, or mark it as assumed answered).  If you don't see the option for marking correct, make sure you are looking at the full thread, and not in the inbox.