RoboHelp 2015. How you open a spreadsheet (baggage file) from a PDF created for review?

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Good afternoon.We have a topic with a link to an Excel spreadsheet that was added to the Baggage Files folder.We are thinking about replacing all the RoboHelp tables with spreadsheets added as baggage files because the tables don't convert well to PDF and are not easily sortable.We often use Create PDF for Review to provide reasonable-looking output for internal reviews and to some customers. (For two years we've not been able to successfully generate Word or PDF documents using an SSL. Adobe thinks it's got something to do with communication between TFS/Source Control and RoboHelp.) So I decided to see whether linking to a spreadsheet would work.In the PDF, I click the link and nothing happens.Does anyone know how to make the link open the spreadsheet?Thank you.Carol

Amebr · Accepted Answer

There is the problem of where the baggage file is located. I think they are referenced as relative links which obviously won't work on other people's computers. You could probably submit a feature request to see if Adobe can figure out a neat way of implementing it.

AIR-Chayah · Answer

Update.I generated the PDF for the single topic with the link to the XLSX rather than to the whole project. When I click the link, the Launch File dialog box opens and I can open the spreadsheet.This leads me to assume that Create PDF for Review is not built to launch baggage files.

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