Getting started with PDF Link Fix
Here’s how to create your first PDF once PDF Link Fix is installed and licensed.
Create your first PDF
Section titled “Create your first PDF”- Open any of your existing PowerPoint files.
- In the Add-ins tab, click Create PDF.
- Enter a filename when prompted.
- PowerPoint exports the PDF as usual, and PDF Link Fix automatically adds back every link from the PowerPoint, including links on images and other objects, that PowerPoint’s own export drops.
- The PDF is saved to
Documents → PDF Files.
Use Create PDF in place of PowerPoint’s own Save As → PDF any time you need the links to survive.
The Add-ins tab also has a Create PPT button, a Preferences button, and a Help button alongside Create PDF.
Remove an extra white margin
Section titled “Remove an extra white margin”Some versions of PowerPoint and Macs add an extra white margin to every PDF you generate.
- Go to PDF Link Fix → Preferences → PDF Settings → Remove Margins.
- Under Remove White Margin (optional, only set if necessary), enter values for Margin Left and Margin Top, adjusted to your page size. For US Letter size, Margin Left: 18 and Margin Top: 24 might work.
Common questions
Section titled “Common questions”Do I still need Adobe Acrobat Pro?
Section titled “Do I still need Adobe Acrobat Pro?”If you want to merge, combine, or do anything more advanced with your PDFs, yes. PDF Link Fix just means you don’t have to re-insert links again in Adobe Acrobat afterward.
Will this work with Keynote?
Section titled “Will this work with Keynote?”No. PDF Link Fix is a PowerPoint add-in and only works inside PowerPoint for Mac.
The add-in isn’t showing up in PowerPoint after I installed it
Section titled “The add-in isn’t showing up in PowerPoint after I installed it”This is expected right after installing. PDF Link Fix needs the manual Tools → PowerPoint Add-ins step (adding PDFLinkFix.ppam) before it appears. See install for that step. If you’ve done it and the add-in is still missing or inactive, update PowerPoint to the latest version (Help → Check for updates), restart PowerPoint, remove PDF Link Fix from Tools → PowerPoint Add-ins, create a new blank document, and re-add the .ppam file.
I see the Add-ins tab, but I can’t click any of the buttons
Section titled “I see the Add-ins tab, but I can’t click any of the buttons”Likely PowerPoint hasn’t been updated. Go to Help → Check for updates, install updates, restart PowerPoint, remove PDF Link Fix from Tools → PowerPoint Add-ins, create a new blank document, and re-add PDFLinkFix.ppam.
PowerPoint crashes when I create a PDF
Section titled “PowerPoint crashes when I create a PDF”This is a known issue on Apple Silicon Macs. See Apple Silicon crashes in the install guide for the fix.