Lin,
You wrote:
I have to publish a HUGE flowchart for a customer that has several
levels of data within each square. In order to fit the entire chart on
one page (and have the text larger than 6 pt), I want to only display
one or two levels of data and then use hypertext commands (probably
popup menus, even though the menu options won't lead the user anywhere;
they'll just display the next level of data) to allow the user to click
an item and show the rest of the data that falls below that item.
I have the hypertext command working in FrameMaker (I can
Ctrl-Alt-right-click the text flow and see the next level of data in a
popup menu), but nothing's happening in the PDF. (Yes, I'm generating
Acrobat data when I create the PS file.) So, what am I missing? And why
do I have to right-click instead of left-click like usual to test the
hyperlink?
AND does anyone have a better way to go about this than hypertext
commands? I'm all ears.
I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 on Windows, unstructured for now but can go
structured if necessary.
FrameMaker does not export the functionality you are interested in to PDF
(or to other online formats); these hypertext commands only work in
FrameMaker (view-only documents or with Control-Alt-click).
If the content is relatively stable, you may try placing the the additional
information in a PDF file using Acrobat Professional. Sample files
demonstrating PDF options are available at:
* http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF08.html
(Display additional information without switching to a different page/file)
* http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF07.html
(Use popup menus to display additional, context-related choices)
All of the samples were authored entirely in FrameMaker and distilled with
the FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on (or its extensions), with no
post-creation operations in Acrobat; however, for stable content you may
also add these items in the PDF manually.
Shlomo Perets
MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker
FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat
TimeSavers/Assistants
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