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
