Hyperlinks in Indesign/PDF

I created a newsletter in Indesign and used the hyperlink function to link some text and photos to certain items. I was able to link web addresses and an e-mail address with no problem. However, I linked a photo to a file on my computer. Bottom line is when you click on the logo the event flyer opens up! I exported it to Acrobat so I could email it as an attachment. Once in a PDF format, I clicked on the logo and received errors and the file wouldnt open up. I then used the PDF link tool and reset the file to the logo. When I tested it, it worked fine. However, when I emailed it to myself to assure it sent properly.....I'm now not able to open up any of the files attached to the logos (other than web/email addresses). Is there a trick to linking hard drive files (which are PDF files) to where they arent lost once sent by email? Please help!
Thanks,
AW

Yeah the logo is part of the PDF. But I want the viewer to click on it to view a flyer that is not on the web. Would I need to just add the flyer as a page and link it that way? I didnt want to ruin the flow of the newsletter with the flyers not in the same scheme. I guess I could always place them in the same scheme and create another page!
AW

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