Hyperlink Types

You can choose from the following Link types for your published outputs:

Publishing to Print outputs

• Cross Reference creates a page number cross reference if the destination topic is found in the book being published. The target topic must be included in the published output for the link to be created.
• Footnote inserts the unformatted text of the destination topic as a footnote. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.

  Note: Footnotes are limited to a maximum of 500 characters and cannot contain multiple paragraphs or special formatting. If the destination topic contains more than 500 characters, only the first 500 characters are used.

• Embedded Inline replaces the anchor text with the text of the destination topic. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.
• Embedded Block inserts the fully formatted text of the destination topic as an embedded topic. If the hyperlink occupies the entire paragraph it is replaced, otherwise a new paragraph is created following the one containing the hyperlink. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.

Publishing to Windows Help

• Jump opens the destination topic in the same window. The target topic must be included in the published output for the link to be created.
• Popup displays the destination topic in a popup window. Clicking the link opens the popup, clicking it again (or clicking outside the popup window) closes it. The target topic must be included in the published output for the link to be created.

Publishing to HTML-based outputs

• Same Window uses standard HTML <A HREF> tags to display the destination topic in the same window. The target topic must be included in the published output for the link to be created.
• New Window uses standard HTML <A HREF> tags to display the destination topic in a new window. The target topic must be included in the published output for the link to be created.
• Standard Popup in HTML, XHTML, and HTML Help, a standard popup uses the HTML Help ActiveX control to display the destination topic in a popup window. In JavaHelp and Oracle Help for Java, it uses the native popup functionality of those technologies. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.

  Note: Standard popups are text-only and do not display character formatting, tables or graphics.

• Expanding Block uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to show and hide (or "expand" and "collapse") the fully formatted text of the destination topic. Clicking the link will make the topic expand and appear in a block below the paragraph containing the anchor text, and clicking it once more will make it disappear again. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.
• Expanding Inline uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to show and hide (or "expand" and "collapse") the fully formatted text of the destination topic. Clicking the link will make the topic appear inline and in the same paragraph immediately following the anchor text, and clicking it once more will make it disappear again. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.

  Note: If the destination topic contains multiple paragraphs, only the first paragraph is used.

• Popup on Click uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to display the fully formatted text of the destination topic in a popup window. The popup is activated on clicking, and remains open until closed. It can be closed by either clicking the link again, or by clicking the close button in the top right corner. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.
• Popup on Hover uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to display the fully formatted text of the destination topic in a popup window. The popup is displayed when the mouse is hovered over the anchor text, and disappears when the mouse is moved away. The target topic does not need to be included in the published output.