Attaching Hyperlinks to Entities

The Hyperlink command attaches a hyperlink to an entity or modifies an existing hyperlink. Hyperlinks provide jumps to Web sites, email addresses, drawing files, or user-defined views in the current drawing.

To open the Hyperlink dialog box:

1. Click Insert > Hyperlink (or type Hyperlink).
2. Specify entities in the graphics area to which you want to apply hyperlinks, then press Enter.
   
   The Hyperlink dialog box appears.

To create a hyperlink to an existing file or web page:

1. In the Hyperlink dialog box, click Existing File or Web Page.
2. For Text, type a description for the hyperlink. Use this if the link itself is not meaningful enough.
3. For Address, type the hyperlink.
   
   - or, click-
• Current Folder to navigate to the file you to which you want to hyperlink. The drive or folder in Look In determines the content of the file list.
• Browsed Pages (lists recently browsed Web sites from your Internet browser), then select a page from the list.
• Recent Files (lists files recently used), then select a file from the list.
• Click  to select a file in the Open dialog box.
• Click Target Frame to select a location in a drawing file to which to hyperlink.
• Click  to open your standard web browser to search for web site addresses.
4. Click OK.

To create a hyperlink to a named view in the current drawing:

1. In the Hyperlink dialog box, click Place in This Drawing.
2. In Select a place in this drawing, select a user-defined view.
3. Click OK.

To create a hyperlink to an email address:

1. In the Hyperlink dialog box, click Email Address.
2. For Email address, type an address.
   
   - or -
   
   In List of recent email addresses, select an email address.
   
3. For Subject, type text to set a subject for the email.
4. Click OK.
   
   When the hyperlink is invoked, your email software creates an email to the specified address.

To display the hyperlink tooltip:

• Hover the pointer over an entity that contains a hyperlink.

To open the hyperlink:

• Press Ctrl and click the entity that contains the hyperlink.

To delete a hyperlink:

1. Click Insert > Hyperlink (or type Hyperlink).
2. Specify the entity whose hyperlink you want to delete, then press Enter.
3. In the dialog box, clear the entries in Text and Address.
4. Click OK.

Access

Command: Hyperlink

Menu: Insert > Hyperlink

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + K

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + K

Keyboard Shortcut: Command + K