What do these two longstanding software solutions have in common? Well, after a while all those filled-out PDFs start to stack up the amount of collected data in them needs to be organized to be managed effectively and accessible digitally. Excel spreadsheets have been around for what seems like forever and are known for enabling large volumes of data to be catalogued, filtered, analyzed, and manipulated for any business need. Make sure to download the accompanying spreadsheet and PDF to test this out.Turn your existing PDF forms into online forms and get responses faster with Jotform Smart PDF Forms.Īnother indispensable tool for business is Microsoft Excel. In that case, just follow the steps above to relink it on your computer and test it out. The link to the PDF in the attached spreadsheet for this tutorial might not work when you download it due to the fact that it was linked on my computer before being uploaded.

The process of linking to a PDF file from Excel is easy but the user must, of course, have a program that can open a PDF file already on their computer. I find it nice to include and image and a text link for files like PDFs so that users know what kind of file they will open. Select an empty cell and, now, any time you click that image, the PDF will open.Find the PDF on your computer, select it, and hit OK.Right-click the image or button and click Hyperlink.Click away from the cell by selecting another one and now any time you click the original cell, the PDF will open.Find the PDF on your computer and select it and then hit OK.Right-click the cell that contains the text that you want to use to open the PDF when it is clicked and then click Hyperlink.Open a PDF when an Image or Button is Clicked This allows you to seamlessly link PDF files with a spreadsheet. How to open a PDF file from a clickable button, link, or image in Excel.

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