Converting Documents from Microsoft Word to Adobe Acrobat
All documents filed in CM/ECF are required to be in Portable Document Format ("pdf"). If you are converting a Microsoft Word ("Word") document to a pdf document using Adobe Acrobat, all hyperlinks created in the Word document should remain intact and active. To convert a Word document to an Acrobat pdf document:
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Open the Word document you want to convert to a pdf document | |
2 | Click the File tab on the Word ribbon | ![]() |
3 | Click Save as Adobe PDF | ![]() |
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Select a location to save the file Name the file Click the Save button |
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The pdf document will open when the conversion is complete Practice Tip:Before uploading the file to CM/ECF, click the hyperlinks to confirm they are still intact and active |
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Procedure Part 2 – Adding Hyperlinks to an Acrobat Document
To add a link to an existing Adobe Acrobat .pdf document:
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1 | Open the .pdf document you want to add a link to | |
2 | Click Tools on the top right of the Adobe Acrobat toolbar | ![]() |
3 | Click Content to expand the Content menu | ![]() |
4 | Click Link on the Content menu | ![]() |
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Clicking "Link" turns your mouse pointer into a crosshair Click and drag the crosshairs to form a box around the text you would like to make a link |
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6 | Release the crosshairs after drawing a box around the text to open the Create Link window | See below |
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On the Create Link window:
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8 | Paste or type the web address (URL) for the link and click the OK button | ![]() |
9 | Click the Esc key to exit the create link process | ![]() |
10 | The new link is now active in the Adobe Acrobat .pdf document | ![]() |