Adding and removing links

Use links to files or websites in your flipcharts to enrich the learning experience, change the pace of a lesson, or refocus your students attention.

To open the file or access the website, simply click on the link at an appropriate moment in the lesson.

Here we show you how to:

Create a link to a file

When you create a link to a file, you have the following options to control how the link appears on the page and where the file is stored:

Choose this option...

To do this...

Add link as...

 

Text

Add the link as a text string.

Image Icon

Add the link as an image icon on the page.

Action Object

Add the link as an action object.

Existing object

Associate the link with an existing object on the page.

Placeholder

Insert a placeholder (for multimedia files). You can change the placeholder image if you wish.

Store as

 

Store file externally

Store the file separately from the flipchart.

Store file in flipchart

Include the file in the flipchart. Depending on the size and nature of the file, this may increase the size of the .flipchart file considerably.

Store file in flipchart + Directory

Included the file in the flipchart, as well as in a directory of your choice.

Multimedia

Applies to multimedia files only:

Autoplay

Play file automatically when the flipchart is opened.

Loop

Play the file in a continuous loop.

Controller

Display the Multimedia Controller so that you can stop and start play.

Placeholder

Add the link as a placeholder image. You can either accept the default image, or browse to and select another image.

 

Here we show you how to link an existing object to a file, so that the file opens, when you click on the object.

  1. From the Insert Menu, select Link > File. The 'Select File' Dialog Box opens.

  2. Browse to the folder that contains the file you want to link to.

  3. Double click on the file, or select it and click on Open. The 'Insert File' Dialog Box opens.

  4. Select Existing object, as shown on the right.
     

  1. Click on the Selector button The 'Select Object' Dialog Box opens.

  2. Select the object with which you want to associate the link. In the picture, this is the black triangle.

  3. Click on OK. The 'Select File' Dialog Box opens again.

  4. Select where you wish to store the file, for example, Store externally.

  5. Click on OK.

Create a link to a website

Creating a link to a website is almost the same as creating a link to a file. You can add the link as:

For descriptions of the options, see Create a link to a file above.

Here we show you how to add a link as an image icon, so that the internet browser supplied with your operating system opens the selected URL, when you click on the icon.

  1. From the Insert Menu, select Link > Website. The 'Insert Website' Dialog Box opens.

  2. Type the URL of the website you want to link to.

  3. Select Image Icon.

  4. Click on OK.

Remove or edit a link

Websites change and so do your flipcharts. Sometimes you may have to remove or edit a link and here we show you how.

Remove a link

Two quick ways to remove a link, right-click the icon, image, object or text string, then:

Alternatively:

  1. Right-click on the link.

  2. From the Popup Menu, select Action Browser.

  3. Click on Remove Existing.

Edit a link

  1. Right-click on the link.

  2. From the Popup Menu, select Action Browser.

  3. In 'Action Properties', select the URL and change it.

  4. Click on Apply Changes.