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Change a website address in a LaTeX PDF

Update the web address printed on a brochure, flyer or letterhead, and the link behind it. This works on the PDF LaTeX exported, so you do not need the original file.

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How to do it

  1. 1.Open the PDF exported from LaTeX in MythosPDF.
  2. 2.Type the new address.
  3. 3.Select it and press ⌘K or Ctrl+K to update the link, then Export PDF.

How LaTeX writes PDFs

  • • pdfTeX embeds Type1 fonts such as Computer Modern.
  • • Kerning and ligatures are written into each line.
  • • Equations are built from many small pieces.

What that means when you change a website address

  • • Body text and headings edit well; kerning is preserved around your change. Equations are best changed in the source and recompiled.
  • • LaTeX often uses fonts that are not freely available. Letters already in the PDF are reused exactly; for a letter it never used, MythosPDF asks before using the closest open font and tells you which one.

What happens to the rest of the page

  • • The printed text and the clickable link are separate. Update both.
  • • Addresses are set in the same font as before.

Questions people ask

+Does the printed address have to match the link?

It should. Readers of a printed copy only see the text.

+Is it better to edit in LaTeX?

If you have the original LaTeX file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.

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