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When we do HTML5 from FrameMaker, the hypertext links don't work

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When we do HTML5 from FrameMaker, the hypertext links don't work. When we do Frame to PDF and then from PDF to HTML5, the hypertext links work. Is this something that is covered in the training or how do we get the hypertext links to work?

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    RECAP: bluegiraffe24​, the hypertext markers you were using are great for opening files from within FrameMaker, but not usable for HTML5. In fact, I'm surprised they survived the PDF process.

    A cross-reference is a faster, more accurate, updatable method of entering the text and the needed link. You'll want to replace all of your "open file" hypertext markers with cross-references, and you can use the Find/Change dialog to quickly find each instance of the "open file" markers and then insert the more appropriate cross-reference.

    **I love that we'd run into each other at this year's STC Summit in FL...great catching up with you again!

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    June 29, 2018

    RECAP: bluegiraffe24​, the hypertext markers you were using are great for opening files from within FrameMaker, but not usable for HTML5. In fact, I'm surprised they survived the PDF process.

    A cross-reference is a faster, more accurate, updatable method of entering the text and the needed link. You'll want to replace all of your "open file" hypertext markers with cross-references, and you can use the Find/Change dialog to quickly find each instance of the "open file" markers and then insert the more appropriate cross-reference.

    **I love that we'd run into each other at this year's STC Summit in FL...great catching up with you again!

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    June 29, 2018

    How are you creating HTML5 from the PDF file?

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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    June 29, 2018

    In the PDF, were doing File -->Export to-->HTML web page

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    June 29, 2018

    Interesting...didn't know that was an option.

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    June 29, 2018

    I branched you off into a new discussion because now you're getting into specifics of the FM Publish to HTML5 route.

    Your hyperlinks should work fine when sent to HTML5 - if you look at the resulting non-functioning link in the HTML output, is there anything that gives you an idea of why they aren't working?

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    June 29, 2018

    The hypertext is applied to document filenames listed in a table. The table and text looks fine to me in HTML5.

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    June 29, 2018

    Can you post a screenshot of a misbehaving link?