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eweeksHP
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December 28, 2011
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Can I make an image a hyperlink?

  • December 28, 2011
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I'm using FrameMaker 10 and want to link to documents (PDF, PPT) on our intranet using a thumbnail image of the document. This FrameMaker file will be converted into a PDF using PDFCreator, so it needs to work there. Any ideas?

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Bob_Niland
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Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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December 28, 2011

You can also put a Button Matrix in the text frame overlay.

Evidently, either form of hypertext overlay gets converted to an Image Map if exported to HTML or XML. The frame may need to be on top of the graphic for this work.

I've never needed more than a simple single-link text frame.

I've also never tried using multiple links in table cells in the overlay, which, if it works, would provide a bit more control over hot spot geometry than a button matrix, and would be a lot less work than multiple text frames.

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peter minneapolis
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December 29, 2011

Error7103 wrote:

You can also put a Button Matrix in the text frame overlay.

Evidently, either form of hypertext overlay gets converted to an Image Map if exported to HTML or XML. The frame may need to be on top of the graphic for this work.

I've never needed more than a simple single-link text frame.

I've also never tried using multiple links in table cells in the overlay, which, if it works, would provide a bit more control over hot spot geometry than a button matrix, and would be a lot less work than multiple text frames.

IIRC, button matrices didn't work in HTML some time ago, but this may no longer be correct.

Regards,

Peter

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Bob_Niland
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Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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December 28, 2011

One classic way to hack this is to place a text frame behind the image. Fill it with meaningful ALT-type text, and give it a hypertext Marker.

Make sure the [final, not preview] image is opaque, and has run-around turned off. If not opaque, give the text a color set to invisible for rendering, in Color Views.

Bob_Niland
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Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 28, 2011

The Frame Help system has a slightly different approach.

See (FM7.1 example):

Hypertext and View-Only Documents > Preparing areas for becoming active

Preparing graphics

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