Making hypertext work if things are NOT in the same folder?

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3 total messages Started by Adriana_Harper Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:48

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Author: Adriana_Harper
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:48

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I am writing a large doc with FM (FM 8.0p277), several appendix files, 100+pages, etc. I am using hypertext to link external PNG images with the document. This is working just fine (message openfile:filename.ext). Then, I print as PDF doc, and still keeping the PNGs and the newly created PDF in same folder- the hypertext link still works fine.

My question is: this document will be released to clients, whom we can't necessarily make keep all elements in the same folder. Is there a way, when I generate the PDF of the final version, for the hypertext link to work if things are moved out of the same folder? I'm guessing not, but I thought if anyone would know, it would be in this forum...

Thx
Adriana

Re: Making hypertext work if things are NOT in the same folder?

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Author: Arnis
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:17

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If everything is in the same folder when the PDFs are created, then the links should all be relative. As long as the distributed files are all kept together when distributed, then things should continue work. However, if they move some files to different folders, then all bets are off.

Why are you making external links to the graphics files instead of importing them by reference into the FM file - especially PNGs? This doesn't make any sense to me.

If you need to keep everything separate initially (for whatever reason), then consider creating a PDF portfolio in Acrobat, that can't be split up, as the final deliverable.

Re: Making hypertext work if things are NOT in the same folder?

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Author: Sheila_Carlisle
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:22

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Aha, that's an interesting suggestion, Arnis -- I hadn't even noticed the Portfolio capability until you mentioned it -- I must start taking some of those training seminars ...!

Adrianna, here's a two-part tutorial on AcrobatUsers that talks about making Portfolios:

 <http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2008/06/where_did_pdf_packages_go/>

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