Description: When a document is exported as a PDF, and a browser is used to view the PDF, a link with the _blank selection made in the Edit Hyperlink dialog will open in the same (_self) tab as the PDF. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a hyperlink using the Ctrl+k Edit Hyperlink dialog 2. Export the Calc document as a PDF 3. View the PDF in a browser. 4. Click the hyperlink. The link URL will replace the PDF in the browser tab Actual Results: A hyperlink flagged as Frame _blank in the Edit Hyperlink dialog will not open in a new tab Expected Results: A hyperlink flagged as Frame _blank in the Edit Hyperlink dialog would open in a new tab when the PDF is viewed in a browser Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 7.5.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 9f56dff12ba03b9acd7730a5a481eea045e468f3 CPU threads: 20; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 192196 [details] Simple example of ODS to export to PDF
Created attachment 192197 [details] Simple example of exported PDF
Looks like this just isn't possible in a non-messy/crazy way in general, in any authoring software: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39762965/open-link-in-new-tab-of-browser-from-pdf-file https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/ensuring-pdf-hyperlinks-open-in-a-new-tab-or-window-in-all-browsers/m-p/10952017