Attaching Hyperlinks to Entities

The Hyperlink command attaches a hyperlink to an entity or modifies an existing hyperlink. Hyperlinks provide jumps to Web sites, email addresses, drawing files, or user-defined views in the current drawing.

To open the Hyperlink dialog box:

1. Click Insert > Hyperlink (or type Hyperlink).
2. Specify entities in the graphics area to which you want to apply hyperlinks, then press Enter.
3. The Hyperlink dialog box appears.

To create a hyperlink to an existing file or web page:

1. In the Hyperlink dialog box, click Existing File or Web Page.
2. For Text, type a description for the hyperlink. Use this if the link itself is not meaningful enough.
3. For Address, type the hyperlink.
4. - or, click -
   • Current Folder to navigate to the file you to which you want to hyperlink. The drive or folder in Look In determines the content of the file list.
   • Browsed Pages (lists recently browsed Web sites from your Internet browser), then select a page from the list.
   • Recent Files (lists files recently used), then select a file from the list.
   • Click  to select a file in the Open dialog box.
   • Click Target Frame to select a location in a drawing file to which to hyperlink.
   • Click  to open your standard web browser to search for web site addresses.
4. Click OK.

To create a hyperlink to a named view in the current drawing:

1. In the Hyperlink dialog box, click Place in This Drawing.
2. In Select a place in this drawing, select a user-defined view.
3. Click OK.

To create a hyperlink to an email address:

1. In the Hyperlink dialog box, click Email Address.
2. For Email address, type an address.
3. - or -
4. In List of recent email addresses, select an email address.
3. For Subject, type text to set a subject for the email.
4. Click OK.
5. When the hyperlink is invoked, your email software creates an email to the specified address.

To display the hyperlink tooltip:

• Hover the pointer over an entity that contains a hyperlink.

To open the hyperlink:

• Press Ctrl and click the entity that contains the hyperlink.

  Use the DetachLink command to detach hyperlinks from entities.

Access

Command: Hyperlink

Menu: Insert > Hyperlink

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + K

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + K

Keyboard Shortcut: Command + K

Ribbon: Insert > Data > Hyperlink