InDesign - CS4 Hyperlink Help

Question

I have gotten myself lost and am in need of some help.
I have created a list of products on a page, all by titles - no images, only text, and each of these items should have an address/link on the internet, but I've gotten lost. How do I select one of the titles and make it a link to that page on the internet? I have selected one of the titles and then gone to Text > Hyperlinks & Crossreferences and my options are:
New Hyperlink...
New Hyperlink from URL
Insert Cross References...
When I select New Hyperlink, I will put the web address in the bar and say "OK", but nothing shows on the screen or no link is created. When I save it or make it into a PDF, still nothing happens.
When I select New Hyperlink from URL, nothing happens to the text and no second window opens.
How can I create a web link in InDesign CS4?
Thanks
Or, is it easier using Illustrator CS4? I just need to make a pdf with a list of products and a link to each on the web.
By the way, is it just me or do others type in these questions and all of a sudden, it starts typing somewhere else on the page?

Answer 1

First thing to do is check if you really added a hyperlink. If so, it should appear in the Hyperlink panel. Select it; the left arrow on the bottom selects the hyperlink in your document. The right arrow opens the link in your default browser.
Second: check if you have "Include Hyperlinks" in your PDF Export settings.
By the way, is it just me or do others type in these questions and all of a sudden, it starts typing somewhere else on the page?
It's this flashy editor. Adobe programmers are able to create industry-standard document formats (PostScript, PDF, Type 1 Fonts) and to create world class software ("to photoshop" is an entry in most dictionaries by now) but they outsourced this editor to some obscure team. The regular posters have a name for this: a "Jive-up".