Linking Objects in the Same HTML Document

You can create an anchor to identify a section in a report to which you want to link other objects in the same HTML document. For example, you could create an anchor on a chart that appears at the end of a report. You could then link objects in the body of the report to this chart.

*  To link objects in the same HTML document:

  1. Create the anchor.

    Create the anchor for the object you wish to link . Using the above example, you would create the anchor on the Product Summary chart in the Query Summary section of the report layout.

    When you enter a name for an anchor, avoid using spaces, punctuation, and special characters. Letters and numbers work best. Do not include the number sign (#) in an anchor name. For example, you could name the anchor for the chart Summary.

    To create an anchor:

    • Select an object in the report layout and create the anchor in the Property Explorer.

    • Create the anchor on the HTML property page for the selected object.

      To access the HTML property page, double-click the object in the report layout, or right-click the object and select Object Properties.

  2. Link other objects to the anchored object.

    1. Select Create Link in the Property Explorer or on the HTML property page for the object you wish to link from.

      In the above example, you would double-click an object in the body of the report, select the HTML tab, and select Create Link.

    2. Enter a name to identify the link in the URL field.

      When referring to an anchor name in a URL, you must precede the name by the number sign (#). In this example, since we named the anchor Summary, we would enter #Summary in the URL field.

When you preview the HTML report, the object you are linking from will appear in a different color. Click the object to go to the anchored object in your report.