Turn data into clickable hyperlinks

You want clickable links in the output – a product URL, a "read more", a landing page – one per record.

Before you start

• A column in your data holding the link target (the URL).
• Your layout open, with the text or field that should become the link.

Step 1 – Add the Hyperlink node

In the Editor, add the Hyperlink node and choose the column that holds the link target (the URL).

📷 Screenshot [NEU]: the Hyperlink node with the URL column selected

Step 2 – Connect it to the central node

Drag from the Hyperlink node to the Hyperlink input socket on the central node – the one alongside Data, Error Action, and Style. No special frame preparation is needed; the link is applied automatically.

📷 Screenshot [NEU]: the Hyperlink node connected to the central node’s Hyperlink socket

Step 3 – Set the link options

In the Hyperlink node’s properties panel, control how the link behaves and looks:

• Shared Hyperlink destination – useful when several hyperlinks point at the same target and you intend to keep working on the InDesign layout. On: a single target is created and shared across those links. Off: a separate target is created for each link.
• Highlight – the highlight effect of the link.
• PDF Display – the kind of frame around the link. Choosing Visible Rectangle unlocks the three styling options below.
• Width – the rectangle’s thickness: thin, medium, or thick.
• Format – the rectangle’s style: solid or dashed.
• Color – the rectangle’s RGB color. All RGB swatches from your document (and only RGB) are imported automatically and appear next to Document default.

📷 Screenshot [NEU]: the Hyperlink node properties with the link options

Step 4 – Export as Interactive PDF

Open Export → Format and choose Interactive PDF so the links stay clickable on screen, then export as usual.

📷 Screenshot [NEU]: the Export Format set to Interactive PDF

Result

Each document carries its own working link – live in the exported interactive PDF.

Related

• Hyperlink node
• Export as Interactive PDF