Picking up PDF URL for insertion as hyperlink in Word

I just upgraded from Acrobat Pro 8 to 9, and I'm having trouble copying URLs from PDFs. I create a document in Word, then want to insert a hyperlink inside the doc to a PDF at a website. I used to be able to select text, right-click to bring up the Insert Hyperlink dialog in Word, then open PDF and its URL would automatically insert into the dialog box or I could cut-and-paste the URL from the browser window. Now, all PDFs within a website open not in a browser but in a PDF window with a truncated URL and "[1]" inserted into the filename. I then have to find the full URL and manually type it into the Word dialog box...and those URLs can get long. Sorry if this question may be stupid and the answer obvious...I'm happy to wear egg just to get this functionality back. I'll even downgrade to 8 if I have to...sigh...

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