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System Variables
FIELDDISPLAY
Controls whether fields are displayed with a gray background.
FIELDEVAL
Controls how fields are updated.
Use Hyperlinks in Fields
The Hyperlink field assigns a hyperlink to any piece of text.
The hyperlink works the same way as a hyperlink attached to an object. When
the cursor pauses over the text, a hyperlink cursor is displayed, along with a
tooltip that describes the hyperlink. Hold down the CTRL key and click to
follow the link.
NOTE The Hyperlink field uses an absolute path to a file; the HYPERLINK command
can create a hyperlink with a relative path.
The fields that point to sheet and view titles and numbers can be assigned a
hyperlink when they are created. When these items are changed or moved in
the Sheet Set Manager, the hyperlinks associated with them still jump to the
correct location.
Hyperlinks in fields are converted from links to DWG files into links to DWF
files when published to a multi-sheet DWF file format.
To add a hyperlink field to text
1 Click Home tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Multiline Text.
2 Place the cursor where you want the hyperlink text to appear.
3 Right-click in the editor. Click Insert Field.
4 In the Field dialog box, in Field Category, select Linked.
5 In Field Names, select Hyperlink, and click Hyperlink.
6 In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, use one of the following methods to
specify a location:
■ Under Type the File or Web Page Name, enter the path and name of
the file that you want to associate with the hyperlink.
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