Link Data

All links are controlled from the Link Data menu (see below):

Note: the Browse button is only active when “file://” is chosen. In all other instances it will be inactive and grayed out.

The Link Data menu can be opened in the following ways:

1. Box Item – double click e-mail office, e-mail home, or any custom designed data field with a Link attribute.
2. Data Outline Pane – can launch the Link Data menu in two ways:
   • If no links are associated with the component – go to Box Item and click in the visibility column of e– mail office, e– mail home, or any custom designed data field with a link attribute. The item will now appear in the Data Outline View. Once the item is present, go to Data Outline View and double click the cell which contains the name of the link.
   • If links are already associated with the component – double click the cell which contains the name of the link.
3. On-screen component – double click any visible data field which has a link attribute.

Note: if no data fields with a link attribute are visible, go to the Box Itemmenu, choose a data field with a link attribute (i.e. e– mail, etc.) and click in the visibility column (for more details, see Box Item menu).

Link Data: Link creation in the Link Data menu

1. Choose the Link type. Click the down arrow to expand the Link Todrop down menu. The following types of links are available:
   1. file:/// – use by clicking the Browse button to locate a valid entry then click Open. The choice will be displayed the upper field.
   2. Mail to – type a valid email address into the upper field.
   3. http:// – type a valid internet address into the upper field.
   4. ftp:// – requires a valid ftp (file transfer protocol) address to be typed into the upper field.
2. Name your link. The name that appears in the Display As field is the name that will appear in the on– screen component. Names can be created in the following ways:
   • Customize the link name – type a new name into the Display As field, then click OK or hit the Enter key.
   • Use the link’s original name (no modification) – leave the Display Asfield empty then click OK or hit the Enter key.
3. Test the link. Your link will appear, underlined in blue, in the area beneath the Display As field and above the navigation buttons (see the underlined mailto: link in the above illustration).
4. Complete the process. Select one of the following options:
   • OK – accepts your choice and inserts it into the chart.
   • Clear data – clears all changes and resets the menu defaults.
   • Help – launches the Help menu.
   • Cancel – closes the panel without saving any data.