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Attaching URLs to objects and text

To attach URLs to objects and text, you use the Link text box in the Navigation panel.

When a FreeHand document containing URLs is exported in SWF, PDF, or HTML format, clicking an object with an attached URL jumps to the Web page defined by the URL.

The Navigation panel lets you assign URLs to objects, inspect objects to see what URLs are assigned to them, update a URL for all objects linked to it, and search for objects linked to a specified URL.

The Substring field displays words or phrases within an active text block that are linked to the URL displayed in the Link text box.

To assign a URL to an object:

1

In the FreeHand Document window, select the object, text block, or text string to which you want to assign a URL.

2

Choose Window > Panels > Navigation.

3

In the Link text box, enter the URL to be assigned to the object, or select a URL from the pop-up menu.

If you selected a text string in step 1, the string appears in the Substring field.

To search for objects linked to a URL:

1

In the Navigation panel, enter a URL in the Link text box or select a URL from the Link pop-up menu.

2

Click the Find button to the right of the Link text box.

Objects in the current document that are linked to the URL are selected in the Document window.

To update a URL for all the objects linked to it:

1

Deselect all objects in the current document.

2

In the Navigation panel, select the URL from the Link pop-up menu.

3

Click the Find button to the right of the Link text box.

4

Modify the URL in the Link text box as needed.

The URL is updated for all objects linked to it in the current document.