Application Guide

78 Working with PublishView™ Documents
• Link to a file
• Link to a website on the Internet
You can add a hyperlink to an open document or you can convert any text within a text
box to a hyperlink. When a hyperlink is added, the formatting of the text is underlined
and the font color is blue. You can change the formatting of the hyperlinked text
without losing the hyperlink.
If a link is broken, an error message is displayed when you click the link:
• Cannot open the specified file
• Cannot open the specified web page
PublishView™ text boxes support both absolute and relative links.
Absolute links contain the complete location of the linked file and do not depend on the
location of the main document.
Relative links contain the location of the linked file relative to the main document. If
you have multiple lessons in a single folder and they are all linked using relative
addressing, you can move the folder to any other location (another local folder,
datashare, flash drive, online) without breaking the links. The links also stay intact if
you bundle the documents into a lesson bundle or zip them into a zip file and share
them.
Note: The PublishView™ document must be saved before you can insert a relative
hyperlink.
Linking to a File
You can link to any file on your computer. If the file type is associated with an
application on your computer, it will launch when you click the link. There are two ways
to link to a file; by typing or pasting a file address into the Address field, or by browsing
to a file.
Linking to a File by Using an Address
1. Ensure the PublishView™ Objects pane is open.