I must note, that tracking stats on your PDF is only possible if it is online. If a user choses to download and send it via email to others, you will not be able to track it. With that said, some stats are better than no stats.
*You must already have an Google Analytics Account
Recently, Adobe had teamed up with Google Analytics to allow embedded tracking on PDFs. To do this, go to File> Publish Online
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Then go to the advanced tab, you need to put your Measurement ID in. You can easily find it in Google Analytics.
![](https://pixellucy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/publish-online-google-analytics.png)
Then click “Publish”, it will then publish to Adobe’s Cloud and can be viewed. Unfortunately, the URL will have Adobe in it. It cannot be a vanity link. What you can do in that case is to embed the PDF file onto a webpage to get a vanity link.
Of course, test it out and it should be working. Also, here is a video tutorial if you need that explains the steps again.
I will also note here if you go to through Google Analytics there are certain stats you can see. However, there are other PDF tracking companies who can get a bit more different stats. It depends on your needs of course. For many, google analytics will be good enough.
I hope that helps! Happy Creating!
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