Topic Editor - Link to a Frame


After completing this topic, you will be able to link an attachment to a topic frame.


Steps:

  1. Step 1
  2. Select the frame to which you want to link an attachment.

     

    Click the first F frame.

    Step 2
  3. Click the View menu.

    Step 3

  4. Point to the Panes menu.

    Step 4
  5. Click the Frame Link command.

    Step 5
  6. Step 6
  7. Link the Existing doc msg web page to the frame.

     

    Click the Create link button.

    Step 7
  8. Browse to the location in the Library where the web page you want to link is located. In this example, the web page is in the Content/Attachments folder.

     

    Double-click the Content folder.

    Step 8

  9. Double-click the Attachments folder.

    Step 9
  10. Select the web page you want to link.

     

    Click the Existing doc msg web page.

    Step 10

  11. Click the OK button to close the Insert Hyperlink dialog box.

    Step 11
  12. Click in the Name field in the next blank row to add another hyperlink to the same frame.

    Step 12
  13. Step 13
  14. Link a package graphic file to the same frame.

     

    Click the Create link button.

    Step 14
  15. Change the file type to display packages.

     

    Click the Type list button.

    Step 15

  16. Click the Packages type.

    Step 16
  17. Open the package in which the graphic is located.

     

    Double-click the Graphics2 package.

    Step 17
  18. Select the package file you want to link.

     

    Click the Open.png file.

    Step 18

  19. Click the Open button.

    Step 19
  20. Notice that both of the linked documents are displayed in the pane.

     

    The word "Link" and an icon are added as default items. These can be changed as desired.

    Step 20
  21. Notice the icons for each attachment link in the bubble.

    Step 21

After completing this topic, you are able to link an attachment to a topic frame.

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