Create a hyperlink to any shared destination, Hyperlink appearance options, Manage hyperlinks – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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Dynamic documents
4 For Document, select the document containing the destination that you want to jump to. All open documents that
have been saved are listed in the pop-up menu. If the document you’re looking for isn’t open, select Browse in the
pop-up menu, locate the file, and then click Open.
5 From the Text Anchor menu, choose the text anchor destination you created.
6 Specify hyperlink appearance options, and then click OK.
Create a hyperlink to any shared destination
While creating a hyperlink, if you choose Shared Destination from the Link To menu, you can specify any named
destination. A destination is named when you add a URL using the URL text box or when you select Shared Hyperlink
Destination while creating a hyperlink to a URL, file, or email address.
1 Select the text, frame, or graphic you want to be the source of the hyperlink.
2 Choose New Hyperlink in the Hyperlinks panel menu, or click the Create New Hyperlink button at the bottom of
the Hyperlinks panel.
3 In the New Hyperlink dialog box, choose Shared Destination from the Link To menu.
4 For Document, select the document containing the destination that you want to jump to. All open documents that
have been saved are listed in the pop-up menu. If the document you’re looking for isn’t open, select Browse in the
pop-up menu, locate the file, and then click Open.
5 Choose a destination from the Name menu.
6 Specify hyperlink appearance options, and then click OK.
Hyperlink appearance options
The options determine the appearance of the hyperlink or cross-reference source in the exported PDF or SWF file.
These appearance options are also displayed in the InDesign document if you choose View > Show Hyperlinks.
Character Style
Choose a character style to apply to the hyperlink source. The Character Style option is available only
if the hyperlink source is selected text, not a selected frame or graphic.
If you’re inserting a cross-reference, you can apply a character style when you edit a cross-reference format. You can
also apply character styles to building blocks within a format. See “
Type
Select Visible Rectangle or Invisible Rectangle.
Highlight
Select Invert, Outline, Inset, or None. These options determine the appearance of the hyperlink when it’s
being clicked in the PDF or SWF file.
Color
Select a color for the visible hyperlink rectangle.
Width
Select Thin, Medium, or Thick to determine the thickness of the hyperlink rectangle.
Style
Select Solid or Dashed to determine the appearance of the hyperlink rectangle.
Manage hyperlinks
Use the Hyperlinks panel to edit, delete, reset, or locate hyperlinks. In InCopy, you can manage hyperlinks only if the
story is checked out for editing.
Edit hyperlinks
1 In the Hyperlinks panel, double-click the item you want to edit.
2 In the Edit Hyperlinks dialog box, make changes to the hyperlink as necessary, and then click OK.
Updated 18 June 2009