I want to include url links in an aperture book to send as a PDF or e book. The text editor doesn't seem to have an add link function. I have tried creating the text in a word processor and embedding the links and then copying it over but aperture doesn't recognise them. Does anyone have a solution to this or is it just not possible to do this inside aperture book function?
Paul,
I’m gonna say it’s probably not possible. The book function was only ever designed for print, and I can’t think of a way to do this within Aperture.
However, you can do it in Preview. Just open a PDF, select the text you want to turn into a link, and go to Tools > Annotate > Add Link [screenshot]. Change it to URL and away you go!
-Joseph @ApertureExpert
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Joseph
Thanks for that. Tried it and it works as long as I open the pdf in preview. Opening it in adobe Reader the link doesn’t seem to work. I am going beyond aperture now so don’t expect an answer but perhaps there is a topic about creating a workflow on using aperture to create e books where the photographs are the star of the show but they have other features of ebooks.
Paul Carroll @ www.photographicview.co.uk
Paul,
Interesting, I didn’t try to open my PDF in Acrobat.
As far as making ebooks, honestly if you’re writing more than a paragraph or two, I think you’d be better served using Pages for your page layout. That’s what I’ve done all my eBooks in (including the “Killer Tips” Canon one; see sidebar). The Aperture books are great for photo books, but if you want full formatting control, and plan on adding lots of text, you’ll outgrow that very quickly.
-Joseph @ApertureExpert
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