Create, Edit, and Delete Hotspots

To add a hotspot:

1. At the location where you want the hotspot, click and drag to draw the hotspot you want.

   The Hotspot dialog box opens.

2. In the Tag number field, enter the Asset Number of the document you want to link to.

3. Click Refresh.

   The Linked documents pane lists the documents that you can link to from the hotspot.

4. To set the Type:

   1. Click the ellipsis button.

   2. In the Tag type field that appears, enter the Asset Type for the object you want to link to.

5. If you want the hotspot to link to multiple targets, in the Expression field enter the wildcard or expression to generate the targets.

6. Click Save.

To edit a hotspot:

1. Select the hotspot you want to edit

   The Hotspot dialog box opens.

2. If you want to change the hotspot target of a manually created hotspot:

   1. In the Tag number field, enter the Asset Number of the document you want to link to.

      The Linked documents pane lists the documents that you can link to from the hotspot.

   2. If you want the hotspot to link to multiple targets, in the Expression field enter the wildcard or expression to generate the targets.

   If both Tag number and Expression are set, the hotspot will refer to all documents which exactly match Tag number and all documents which match the Expression.

3. To set the Type:

   1. Click the ellipsis button.

   2. In the Tag type field that appears, enter the Asset Type for the object you want to link to.

4. Click and drag the handles around the hotspot until you have the size and shape you want.

5. Click Save.

To delete a hotspot in edit mode:

1. Select the hotspot you want to delete.

2. Press the Delete key on your keyboard.

To delete all hotspots from a rendition:

1. Select the document or batch of documents you want from the Documents list.

2. On the Edit ribbon in the Organize group, select Delete > Delete Hotspots.

3. Click OK.

1. While viewing the document within which you want to create a hyperlink, click the Edit Hotspots button .

   The hotspot toolbar appears.

2. Click the New button .

   The cursor changes shape to crosshairs .

3. Click and drag a rectangle in the document to specify the hotspot outline.

   A shaded rectangle with square grips appears.

4. Click the Set Info button .

   The Hotspot Information dialog box appears.

5. Click the browse button .

   The Select Documents dialog box appears.

6. Select a document to link to the hotspot and click OK.

   The path and file name of the selected document appears in the Hotspot Information dialog.

7. Type optional descriptive text in Description.

8. Click OK.

9. Click the Edit Hotspots button again to hide the hotspot toolbar.

To edit a hotspot:

1. Click the Edit Hotspots button .

   The hotspot toolbar appears. All existing hotspots appear as shaded rectangles.

2. Choose one or more of the following options:

   • To move a hotspot:

     1. Move the cursor into the hotspot until the cursor becomes a four-sided arrow .

     2. Click and drag the hotspot to the new location.

   • To resize a hotspot:

     1. Move the cursor over the grip closest to the part of the hotspot that you want to resize until the cursor becomes a two-sided arrow . The arrowheads indicate the directions in which you can resize the hotspot with the selected grip. If you want to resize the hotspot in a different direction, move the cursor over a different grip.

     2. Click and drag the grip to resize the hotspot into the shape and size that you want.

   • To edit the hotspot hyperlink information, select the hotspot that you want to edit and perform steps 4 through 8 above.