Linking to an Intelligent Graphic in a DITA Document
Follow these steps to create a link to an intelligent graphic in a DITA document:
1. Place the cursor in the location in your document where you want to insert the link or select the text that you want to be the source of the link.
2. If the
Resource Manager is not open, choose > or click the
Link
toolbar button.
The Resource Manager opens with the Link/Xref tab open.
3. On the Link/Xref tab, navigate to the image tag for the intelligent graphic to which you want to link in the browser and select it.
Intelligent graphics have special icons
associated with them in the browser. These icons are below the graphic in the tree and enable you to insert highlight, animation, and view links directly.
4. If you just want to link to the intelligent graphic without initiating an action, click Insert to create the link.
5. If you do want to initiate an action, either double-click on the
choices in the browser, or use the
Menu button
or the
Resource Manager shortcut menu to select one of the available choices.
For Arbortext IsoView, the following choices are available:
◦ Insert Highlight Link
◦ Insert Animation Link
◦ Insert View Link
When you choose one of these choices, a dialog box specific to the type of link you want to create opens. For example, if you select the Insert Highlight Link choice, the Insert Highlight Link dialog box opens. Note that the Insert Animation Link and Insert View Link choices are only available if the selected intelligent graphic contains animations or views.
For Creo View, the following choices are available:
◦ Insert Highlight Link
◦ Insert View Link
When you choose one of these choices, a dialog box specific to the type of link you want to create opens. For example, if you select the Insert Highlight Link choice, the Insert Highlight Link dialog box opens. Note that for Creo View, you can create animation links but the Insert Animation Link is not available. To insert an animation link for a Creo View graphic, select Insert View Link.
6. Use the dialog box to define the action associated with the link and click Insert.
Note that for Creo View, the Insert View Link dialog box also enables you to insert an animation link. When you select a view in the View list that has an animation associated with it, an Animation check box appears in the dialog box. Check that box to insert an animation link instead of a view link.
The dialog box closes and the link is inserted into your document. If you double-click on the link, you can view the associated action in the target intelligent graphic.