Thanks,
that was the sort of thing I hoped existed!
On 2/19/08, Combs, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Carrie Baker wrote:
>
> > Can I create a cross reference to somewhere, when the text
> > that appears in the cross reference is something that I type
> > in, and not the text that appears in Heading 2 (i.e. will say
> > xy statistics, even though the header it jumps to is called
> > Displaying xy statistics)?
>
> Well, others have suggested workarounds/kludges to let you do it with
> xrefs. But the simpler solution is to use hyperlinks instead of xrefs.
> Here's how:
>
> 1) Open the Hypertext dialog (Special > Hypertext). It's non-modal and
> can stay open throughout the process.
>
> 2) Put your cursor in the "Displaying XY Statistics" Heading 2 (I
> recommend always putting the destination markers at the beginning of the
> destination pgfs, but that's up to you).
>
> 3) In the Hypertext dialog, set Command to Specify Named Destination.
> The word "newlink" appears in the box below. Add a unique, meaningful
> name for this destination, such as "xy," so that the box contains
> "newlink xy" (sans quotes). Then click New Hypertext Marker. FM puts a
> marker symbol ("T") at your cursor position.
>
> 4) Now go to where you want the list of screens. Enter the screen name
> "XY Statistics," highlight the text, and apply a character format that
> gives it your xref/hyperlink appearance (blue underlined, or whatever).
>
> 5) With "XY Statistics" still highlighted (or the cursor somewhere in
> it), go to the Hypertext dialog and set Command to Jump to Named
> Destination. The word "gotolink" appears in the box below. Add the name
> you gave the destination marker ("xy") so that the box contains
> "gotolink xy" (sans quotes). Click New Hypertext Marker.
>
> That's it. If the Validate check box was selected (the default), FM will
> inform you if it couldn't find the named destination (usually because
> you misremembered or mistyped the marker text you entered in step 3).
> Otherwise, you can test your new hyperlink by holding down the Ctrl and
> Alt keys while you click the link.
>
> Once you've done one, it'll take less time to do the next ten than it
> took to read this long-winded procedure. :-)
>
> HTH!
> Richard
>
>
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> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
> 303-223-5111
> ------
> rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
> 303-777-0436
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