Show Link dialog box

You can use the Show Link dialog box to obtain the URL of an object, or automatically generate HTML code to display a report or document in an iFrame.

You can:

To obtain the URL of an object

  1. Navigate to the folder that contains the object.

  2. Right-click the name of the object and select Show Link. The Show Link dialog box opens.

  3. The URL of the object is displayed in the Link field. Highlight the URL, then press CTRL + C to copy the link to the clipboard.

  4. Click Close to close the Show Link dialog box and return to the folder.

  5. Open the document in which you want to create the link in Design or Editable Mode.

  6. To use a text field for the hyperlink, complete the following steps:

    1. From the Insert menu, select Text.

    2. Click in the section of the document where you want to place the text field. If you click and drag in the section, you can size the text field.

    3. Type the text to be displayed to users into the text field.

  7. To use an image for the hyperlink, complete the following steps:

    1. From the Insert menu, select Image.

    2. Click in the section of the document where you want to place the image. If you click and drag in the section, you can size the image. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.

    3. Type the address of the image file to insert in the Source field.

    4. Click OK. The image appears in the document.

  8. Right-click the image or text field and select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.

  9. From the left, select General.

  10. Select the Is Hyperlink check box.

  11. Press CTRL + V to paste the URL in the Hyperlink field.

  12. Click OK. The link is added to the document.

To automatically generate HTML code to display a report or document in an iFrame

  1. Navigate to the folder that contains the report or document.

  2. Right-click the name of the report or document and select Show Link. The Show Link dialog box opens.

  3. To specify options such as the height and width of the iFrame in which you want to display the report or document, perform the following steps:

    1. Expand the Advanced Options.

    2. Type the width of the iFrame in the Width field.

    3. Type the height of the iFrame in the Height field.

    4. For each section of the report or document under Hide Sections, do one of the following:

  4. The HTML code for the iFrame is displayed in the iFrame field. Highlight the code, then press CTRL + C to copy the link to the clipboard.

  5. Click Close to close the Show Link dialog box.