Operation Manual

You can also use the Navigator to insert a hyperlink from one document (the source) to a specific
place in another document (the target). Open the Navigator in the target document and drag the
item to the position in the source document where you want the hyperlink to appear.
Using the Hyperlink dialog
You can the Hyperlink dialog to insert a hyperlink and modify all hyperlinks.
1) Highlight the existing text you want to use as a link.
2) Click the Hyperlink icon on the Standard toolbar or go to Insert > Hyperlink on the
main menu bar to open the Hyperlink dialog (Figure 317).
3) On the left side, select one of the four categories of hyperlink:
• Internet: the hyperlink points to a web address, normally starting with http://.
• Mail & News: the hyperlink opens an email message that is pre-addressed to a
particular recipient.
• Document: the hyperlink points to another document or to another place in the current
document
• New document: the hyperlink creates a new document.
4) The Hyperlink dialog changes depending on the type of hyperlink selected. Enter all
necessary details to create the hyperlink.
5) Click Apply to create the hyperlink and the Hyperlink dialog remains open allowing you to
create another hyperlink.
6) Click Close to close the Hyperlink dialog.
Figure 317. Hyperlink dialog showing details for Internet links
The dialog changes according to the choice made for the hyperlink category in the left panel. A full
description of all the choices and their interactions is beyond the scope of this chapter. Here is a
summary of the most common choices.
• For an Internet hyperlink, choose the type of hyperlink (Web, FTP, or Telnet), and enter the
required web address (URL).
• For a Mail and News hyperlink, specify whether it is a mail or news link, the address of the
receiver and, for email, the subject.
• For a Document hyperlink, specify the document path (clicking Open File opens a file
browser) or leave this blank if you want to link to a target in the same document. Optionally
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