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Table of Contents links are not clickable on PDF export when i choose Table [Libreoffice]

I am writing my Thesis & i am showing some statistical tables in my Libreoffice Writer 5.4.7.2 portable version. I have created a Table of Contents (TOC) for my chapters, images, tables and also source codes.

However, only chapters & images TOC links are clickable when i export my .ODT file to .PDF file. I still see all of my TOC getting created, but i cannot click tables & source codes TOC links on PDF export.

The exact procedure (for tables) that i am following is this:

  • Create the table
  • Focus on a cell
  • Insert > Caption > write my text in Caption & choose Category as Table
  • Right click on TOC for tables & click Update Index
  • I see my updated TOC, however no clickable links on PDF export.
Solution

  • I have solved the problem.

    It turned out this is a bug in Libreoffice Writer, dated from 2011.

    There's a workaround on this when creating the table of contents by setting the Type to Illustration and Category to Table, then export to PDF normally.

    Then links on PDF works normally.