You cannot have linked images in a PDF (well, technically, the PDF spec
allows it, but Adobe products won't generate this variation of
PDF).Among the reasons:a) With a linked image the document is no longer
portable (the 'P' in PDF)b) With a linked image, you cannot reliably
sign a PDF, since the referenced image could changeThe linking/embedding
option you see in Designer applies to whether the image is embedded in
the template.When the PDF is generated from the template, any linked
images will...