WebHelp with PDF links

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rkiskan
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WebHelp with PDF links

Post by rkiskan »

OK .... I want to try this. Create a webhelp that consists of nothing more than a ToC that links to external documents like PDFs and MS Word. Clicking on the ToC entry in the browser should open the document in the respective application. Any suggestions?

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rkiskan
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Re: WebHelp with PDF links

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Just to add ...I managed to create ToC entries with file links without any problem, but what if I want to apply a MAP ID ...? I guess that means creating a topic and placing the file link in the topic itself. Would be nice if it could be done via the ToC entry.
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Re: WebHelp with PDF links

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I don't know about the Map ID, but I've seen and made projects that are just external links.
jcoria
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Re: WebHelp with PDF links

Post by jcoria »

I simply create a folder in resources called documents. Place the pdfs in that folder via windows explorer. I then link to the actual pdf file. When you publish, they are placed within the help system.

If your documents are located elsewhere then just link to them.

JC
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