Ealasaid, You wrote:
>Here's what I'm looking to create: a Frame book which, when turned into >a PDF, contains links that open external documents when clicked. ... >- the links to the external docs need to be relative (ie, of the form >Procedures/DDOC-00100-001.pdf rather than c:/My >Documents/Report/Procedures/DDOC-00100-001.pdf) so that I can send a zip >file containing the .pdf and its associated docs (which are held in >subfolders) to other people. >- the external docs are in all sorts of formats -- .pdf, .tif, .doc, etc. In the Special > Hypertext dialog box, type message openfile followed by the file name (or path/filename). For example: message openfile name.doc message openfile path/name.tif message openfile ../name.pdf Important: use a forward slash (and not a backslash) when specifying path. Upon conversion to PDF, these markers will create "Launch File" links. Unless pointing to PDF files, these links trigger the corresponding security alert message (which can be suppressed by clicking the "Do not show this message again" box, effective until Acrobat or Reader are restarted). Note: target PDF will open at the default opening page (typically the first page). (With the FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on, you can define links/bookmarks that control the opening location and the new window property, see http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF17.html for examples) Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
