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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Jul 19, 2019 10:49PM

Hi David,
There's nothing in the Acrobat PDF that allows or blocks URLs.
That's the end user's system asking to confirm whether to execute the
hyperlink to an outside domain.
You're good on your end.

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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of David
Engebretson Jr.
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 7:01 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] PDF creation from Word

I've got a Word document created in Word 2016 then edited in Word 2019 that
I do a "SaveAs" in PDF.



Thing is, each time someone clicks on links within the PDF it asks the user
to verify it's okay to go to that link. I'm sure it is a necessary internet
safety precaution but I'd like to eliminate that extra step. The links are
all https and have been verified by me that the links are safe. I want
people to be able to click on those links and not have to verify, with
Acrobat Reader, that those links are safe each time they are clicked upon.



Is there a prescribed way to do this? I am blind and cannot use Adobe
editing products to modify my PDF documents.



All help appreciated.



Thanks!

David







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