Create hyperlinks in PDF file converted from Indesign

OK - i hope you can help me. I created a file on Indesign which I then converted to PDF. Customer wants words in the document Click Here to link to other PDF files.
I went to:
Tools>Content>Add or Edit Interactive Object> Link
I tried clicking on Link after highlighting the words Click On. Nothing appeared to happen and there was no way/place that I could see to enter the PDF file name.

Once you have the Link tool active you draw the link annotation "box" over the desired text string using the mouse cursor. You follow the dialog(s) to establish what Action you desire the link to perform.
You may want to review Link related information in Acrobat's LiveDocs online Help.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/pro/using/WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7cb8.w.h tml
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