-HYPERLINK
 
 
 
Quick Reference

The Command prompt version of HYPERLINK inserts hyperlinks to areas or to selected objects and also removes hyperlinks.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Enter an option [Remove/Insert] <Insert>: Enter an option or pressENTER

Remove

Removes the hyperlink from the selected objects. If a selection set does not exist, you are prompted to create one.

Select objects: Select graphical objects in the drawing

If the selection set contains more than one hyperlink, the hyperlinks that were found are listed at the Command prompt.

Enter number, hyperlink, or * for all: Enter the number or name of the hyperlink, or enter*to remove all hyperlinks in the selection set

The number of removed hyperlinks is displayed at the Command prompt.

Insert

Attaches a hyperlink to an object or an area.

Enter hyperlink insert option [Area/Object] <Object>: Select a method for attaching a hyperlink

Area

Defines a bounding rectangle and places it on a layer called URLLAYER. If this layer doesn't exist in the current drawing, it is created.

NoteTo turn off the display of hyperlink bounding rectangles in the drawing area or in your drawing plots, you must freeze the URLLAYER layer. See Use Layers to Manage Complexity in the User's Guide.

First corner: Specify the start point of the rectangle

Other corner: Specify the end point of the rectangle

Enter the path to the file you want associated with the hyperlink.

Enter hyperlink <current drawing>: Enter the full path to a local file or the complete URL to an Internet file, or press ENTER to create a hyperlink to a named view in the current drawing

Enter a named location for the hyperlink, such as a view in a drawing or a bookmark in a word processing file.

Enter named location <none>: Enter the named location, or press ENTER to create the hyperlink without one

Enter description <none>: Enter a description, or press ENTER to create the hyperlink without one

Object

Specifies graphical objects to attach the hyperlink to.

Select objects: Select graphical objects in the drawing

Enter the path to the file you want associated with the hyperlink.

Enter hyperlink <current drawing>: Enter the full path to a local file or the complete URL to an Internet file, or press ENTER to create a hyperlink to a named view in the current drawing

Enter a named location for the hyperlink, such as a view in a drawing or a bookmark in a word processing file.

Enter named location <none>: Enter the named location, or press ENTER to create the hyperlink without one

Enter description <none>: Enter a descriptive name for the hyperlink, or press ENTER to create the hyperlink without one