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Linking objects

You can link objects to websites or files. When you press a linked object, the linked website or file opens.

Linking objects

ClosedTo link an object

  1. Select the object.

  2. Press the object’s menu arrow, and then select Link.

    The Insert Link dialog box appears.

  3. To link the object to a website, type the website’s address in the File path or web address box.

    OR

    To link the object to a file, browse to or type the file’s location and name in the File path or web address box. Select Copy of file to attach a copy to your Whiteboard file or select Shortcut to file to insert a shortcut to the file.

  4. Press OK.

    One of the following icons appears in the lower-left corner of the object:

    Link to a web page link to a website

    Link to a file link to a file

ClosedTo unlink an object

  1. Right-click the object, and then select Link.

    The Insert Link dialog box appears.

  2. Press Remove Link.

  3. Press OK.

Creating standalone links

ClosedTo create a standalone link

  1. Ensure that no objects are selected.

  2. Select Insert > Link.

    The Insert Link dialog box appears.

  3. To create a link to a website, type the website’s address in the File path or web address box.

    OR

    To create a link to a file, browse to or type the file’s location and name in the File path or web address box. Select Copy of file to attach a copy to your Whiteboard file or select Shortcut to file to insert a shortcut to the file.

  4. Press OK.

    The link appears as an object on the page. One of the following icons appears in the lower-left corner of the object:

    Link to a web page link to a website

    Link to a file link to a file

ClosedTo delete a standalone link