You can launch a module, section, question, or assessment directly through a link. You can also launch the concept of a topic, instead of launching the topic into a play mode.

 

Create a hyperlink consisting of:

 

<server name>
The name of the Web server.


<virtual directory name>
The name of the virtual directory where the content is located on the Web server.


index.html
A page that causes the topic to launch in a separate window in the browser. Without this page, the topic opens in the current browser window, and when the user finishes playing the topic, the browser window closes.


Guid=
The document ID of the item.

 

Example:
http://<server name>/<virtual directory name>/index.html?Guid=04f9d570-8966-4170-b38c-3d399e38a948


You can create the hyperlink in two ways. One way is simply by typing it; however, there is a “shortcut” that can save you some time. Within the folder where you published the content, there is a file called kp.html. When you open this file in your browser, it contains the outline structure and provides a list of all the outline items, with links next to them. You can use these links to create the hyperlink.


Note: If you use this method, a back parameter is automatically added to the hyperlink. This parameter causes the browser to navigate back one page in the browser history to the page before the gateway page. It is optional.


ProcedureTo create a link by copying:

  1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location of the published content.
     
  2. Open the folder containing the published content.
     
  3. Open the kp.html file in your browser.
     
  4. Right-click the Concept link next to the module, section, or topic, or the Question or Assessment link next to the question or assessment.
     
  5. Select the Copy Shortcut command from the pop-up menu.
     
  6. Navigate to the document or location where you want to create the link.
     
  7. Paste the link into the file or location.
     
  8. Edit the link as necessary to refer to the correct URL. Note that by default, the link uses a file protocol, so you should update it to support the virtual directory location.

Table of Contents  Back

Launch_a_topic