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HyperText

Although generally used for HTML (HyperText Markup Language) documents, EasiWriter lets you use HyperText links in normal documents. You can move from one part of a document to another, to an entirely different document or even to an HTML or MS Word document by Alt-Clicking on a link.

Links and anchors

The Bookmark function can be used to provide Links and Anchors.

By convention links are blue and underlined. In EasiWriter holding down Alt and clicking scrolls the part of the document containing the anchor into view (even if it is in another document).

Creating an Anchor

  1. Select the text (or position the Caret) where you want to place the anchor in your Web page and choose Add Bookmark from the Search menu (or click Menu on the Search button).
  2. Select the text you want to be the anchor (destination) and choose Add Bookmark from the Search menu, or
2 Click in the destination, choose Add Bookmark from the Search menu and type in the name of the anchor.

Linking to an anchor

  1. Select the text you want to link from.
  2. Choose Link from the Misc menu (or click on the Link button)
    The Link dialogue will appear:
  3. Choose the Anchor (bookmark) from the pop-up menu or scroll through the list using the arrows.

Linking to another document

  1. Select the text you want to link from.
  2. Choose Link from the Misc menu (or click on the Link button)
    The Link dialogue will appear
  3. Drag the destination document into the Link dialogue.
  4. Click Add. The linked text will be underlined and blue.

Linking to a Site

  1. Select the text you want to link from.
  2. Choose Link from the Misc menu (or click on the Link button)
    The Link dialogue will appear
  3. Type the URL into the Location edit box.
  4. Click Update.

Removing a link

  1. Select the link you want remove.
  2. Choose Link from the Misc menu (or click on the Link button).
  3. Click Delete.

Show/hide links

There is a Links menu in View that lets you show or hide the links in a document.

Links can be edited and can be cut and pasted between documents.


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