Insert hypertext command marker

1. Place the insertion point in the active area.

   Word or phrase

   At the start of the word or phrase.

   Paragraph

   At the start of the paragraph.

   Multiple adjacent words or phrases

   At the start of each separate word of phase.

   Image

   In the enclosing text frame. See Define an image active area.

2. Open the Hypertext dialog. Insert > Hypertext.

3. Use the Hypertext dialog to:

   Element Tag

   If you are adding a hypertext command in a structured document, select the required hypertext element tag.

   Note: This will depend on the Structured Application that you are using to create your structured documents.

   Command

   Select the hypertext command to execute when a user click the active area to which the current hypertext command is associated.

   See the current set of Available hypertext commands.

   Command syntax text box

   Enter the command parameters.

   Hypertext commands must always appear in lowercase. The parameters can be uppercase or lowercase, but they are case-sensitive. The entire command can be up to 255 characters long. (Each character in a Japanese font counts as two characters.)

   Note: If you enter a filename parameter for a file that is not in the same folder as the current document, specify a path to the document.

   Note: Hypertext markers support the Unicode text encoding standard.

   See the current set of Available hypertext commands.

   Validate Command upon Insertion

   FrameMaker will validate the syntax as soon as you insert the command in the document.

   Make View-Only

   Make the current document view-only.

   You can also use this option to text the hypertext commands that you insert in a document.

4. Click New Hypertext Marker.

A hypertext marker is inserted in the document.