Adding Hyperlinks to Elements

The Hyperlinks feature lets you associate external files, such as pictures or movie files, with elements. You can perform the following operations with hyperlinks:

To use hyperlinks, select Tools > Tools > More... > Hyperlink. The Hyperlink dialog box opens.

The hyperlink tool enables the user to associate a photo, word processing document, spreadsheet or other file with a given model element. Opening the hyperlink opens the file using its associated program (Picture Manager, Word, Excel, etc.).

The hyperlink can also be opened from the Property grid by picking the Hyperlink property from the grid and clicking the ellipse button which will open the hyperlink tool.

If a model file is moved to a different computer, the hyperlink will no longer work unless the associated file is moved to a comparable path on the same computer.

Hyperlinks Dialog Box

The Hyperlinks dialog contains a toolbar and a tabular view of all your existing hyperlinks.

The toolbar contains the following buttons:

	New	Lets you create a new hyperlink. Launches the Add Hyperlink dialog box.
	Delete	Deletes the currently highlight hyperlink.
	Edit	Lets you edit the currently highlighted hyperlink. Launches the Edit Hyperlink dialog box.
	Launch	Launches the external file associated with the currently highlighted hyperlink.

The table contains the following columns:

Column	Description
Element Type	Displays the element type of the element associated with the hyperlink.
Element	Displays the label of the element associated with the hyperlink.
Link	Displays the complete path of the hyperlink.
Description	Displays a description of the hyperlink, which you can optionally enter when you create or edit the hyperlink.