Add web link to a PDF in preview

Hello Mac World,
I have a MacBook Air OSX 10.9.2
I cannot seem to find how to add a working web-link to my PDF in preview. I have looked in Preview <tools>,<annotate> and there is no LINK button
Please help me to know if I need to buy a new program or if I'm just missing something here... Ps.. it's not in View either.
Thank you for your help,
sunshine_415

Open Preview, and check Help > Annotate a PDF. It describes such things as adding a text bubble, etc.
There is no explicit way to add a link in Preview. Preview is, after all, primarily a viewer with a few markup tools.
I happen to use a product called PDFPen which is available in the App Store to mark up PDFs.
I have no financial interest in PDFPen. I am a reasonably satisifed customer.

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