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AvRog
AvRog
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October 2, 2018
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Hyperlink

  • October 2, 2018
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How do I create in FrameMaker(11) a hyperlink to another pdf document?

Thanks in advance.     Rog.

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      Correct answer Bob_Niland

      re, parent doc: On the descktop

      Are all users on the same platform (Windows, Mac, Android, etc.)?

      re, target doc: In a folder that resides in the FrameMaker output pdf folder

      Seems like an odd place.

      Hyperlink targets apparently can be any fully qualified URL, including local file system paths and network file system paths, both relative and absolute. The trick is making sure the target PDF is accessible via the same notation to all users anywhere.

      re, link presentation: Also I would rather select a button or graphic from the initial PDF to the target PDF.

      Done via image hot-spotting or the usual hidden-text-frame-behind image hack in an anchored frame.

      Not needing to deep link simplifies matters, as getting Named Destinations to work in older FMs required post-processing. Not sure what the state of this is currently.

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      Bob_Niland
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      Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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      October 2, 2018

      The legacy way was to apply any Character Format to the string to be made active (typically an appropriately named one (e.g. "URL") with blue text and underline, then:
      Special > Hypertext
      Command: Go to URL
      (the char format delimits the hypertext)

      Where will the present document be found by users?

      Where does the target document reside?
      Do you need to deep link to something other than the first page?

      (these are not casual questions)

      AvRog
      AvRogAuthor
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      October 3, 2018

      Where will the present document be found by users?

      On the descktop

      Where does the target document reside?

      In a folder that resides in the FrameMaker output pdf folder


      Do you need to deep link to something other than the first page?

      No

      Also I would rather select a button or graphic from the initial PDF to the target PDF.

      What say you?

      Thanks,     Rog.

      Bob_Niland
      Community Expert
      Bob_NilandCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      October 3, 2018

      re, parent doc: On the descktop

      Are all users on the same platform (Windows, Mac, Android, etc.)?

      re, target doc: In a folder that resides in the FrameMaker output pdf folder

      Seems like an odd place.

      Hyperlink targets apparently can be any fully qualified URL, including local file system paths and network file system paths, both relative and absolute. The trick is making sure the target PDF is accessible via the same notation to all users anywhere.

      re, link presentation: Also I would rather select a button or graphic from the initial PDF to the target PDF.

      Done via image hot-spotting or the usual hidden-text-frame-behind image hack in an anchored frame.

      Not needing to deep link simplifies matters, as getting Named Destinations to work in older FMs required post-processing. Not sure what the state of this is currently.

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