The protected area affectively disables the mouse click action.
So your link would not be enabled.
Try unprotecting the header before you save as PDF
Eddie
> *From:* fromvenky@gmail.com
> *Date:* Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:24:37 -0700
>
> I've word doc with embedded url into text in a protected Header of
> document everything fine so far, when i generate PDF through Adobe pdf
> writer its not picking-up and converting embedded url into link in pdf
> file it simply showing as normal text
>
> if i try the same think normal area of word its working fine
>
> does any one have any idea why its behaving like this?
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