# Anchors not working in pdf export

**URL:** <https://pressbooks.community/t/anchors-not-working-in-pdf-export/4193>\
**Category:** Using Pressbooks\
**Created:** [May 2, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/anchors-not-working-in-pdf-export/4193 "2025-05-02T15:03:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![knmccaffrey](https://pressbooks.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@knmccaffrey](https://pressbooks.community/u/knmccaffrey)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/anchors-not-working-in-pdf-export/4193/1 "2025-05-02T15:03:09Z")

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I’m trying to create anchors so I can have an endnote that jumps to the endnote section, and then anchor back to the sentence where the endnote is. If I anchor to a “pre-made” anchor like back matter or a chapter this works fine in both the web version and pdf export. But, if I try to make my own anchor to a specific spot it will only work in the web version, in the pdf it will look like a link (blue and underlined) but is unclickable.

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**Author:** ![SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/user_avatar/pressbooks.community/steelwagstaff/32/1280_2.png) [@SteelWagstaff](https://pressbooks.community/u/SteelWagstaff)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://pressbooks.community/t/anchors-not-working-in-pdf-export/4193/2 "2025-10-07T17:24:52Z")

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@knmccaffrey you should be able to use our built in ‘footnote’ feature – if you want them to display in your exports as ‘endnotes’ just select that option from theme options. See [Add Footnotes or Chapter Endnotes – Pressbooks User Guide](https://guide.pressbooks.com/chapter/add-footnotes-or-chapter-endnotes/) for details.