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New PDF Comment 9: Link Tool
(See Example PDF and Example PDFill Project File  )

Links let you jump to other locations in the same document, to other electronic documents including attachments, or to websites. You can use links to initiate actions or to ensure that your reader has immediate access to related information.

1. Steps on how to create a PDF comment using Link Tool:

• Choose Comment Menu > Link Tool

or click the Link Tool button in the Comment Toolbar

• Hold Left mouse button to create an area of the required size.  This dragged rectangle is the area in which the link is active.
• The new commenting properties dialog comes up to set options

2. Access the properties:

• Click the Selection button first.
• Click inside the area to highlight it and click Properties Button
• Or, click the edge shadow and double-click again
• Or, Key F4

3. Set the properties:

Here is the list of the properties.

Link Type	Visible Rectangle, Invisible Rectangle Note: The Link type, Color, and Line Style options are not available if Invisible is selected for Appearance.
Line Style	Solid, Dashed, Underline
Highlight Style	None: Doesnt change the appearance of the link. Invert: Changes the links color to its opposite. Outline: Changes the links outline color to its opposite. Inset: Creates the appearance of an embossed rectangle.
Link Color	The color of the Link border if the link is visible.
Line Thickness	Thin, Medium, Thick
Position (Left, Right, Top, Bottom)	The X and Y coordinate of the box to define the position of the active link.
Action: Add Link, Submit, JavaScript and more ...	See PDF Actions

4. Screenshot:

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