Document Links on Onelines

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Just as you can link to other oneline displays from a oneline diagram using oneline link objects, you can also link to documents and data on the world-wide web using Document Link Objects. When you click on Document Link Objects in Run Mode, your system's default browser will be launched to retrieve the linked URL address. This feature is not only for web URL's, though. Any file can be linked and its associated application will automatically open. This means that presentations, documents and spreadsheets can also be linked.

In addition to linking to objects online via a URL, it’s also possible to put in a local file name and have that open when the document link is clicked. The behavior is the same as if you were to click on the Windows Start button, then select Run.., then type in the file name.

To add a Document link to a oneline diagram, select Background > Document Link from the Individual Insert ribbon group on the Draw ribbon tab. Then, click the left mouse on the oneline diagram at the position where you would link to insert the Document link. The Document Link Options Dialog box will appear, asking you to specify the world-wide web address to which to link as well as a clickable caption to display on the oneline diagram. Enter the requested information and press OK to add the Document link object to the oneline.

To modify the caption or address for a Document link object, right-click anywhere on its text. Specify its new parameters in the Document Link Options Dialog and press OK. You may also modify various aspects of its appearance, including the font size, by choosing from the Formatting ribbon group.

Note that Document links are active only in Run Mode. Clicking on a Document link object from the Edit Mode will have no effect other than to select the object for placement, formatting, etc.