Hyperlink in Stickies

How do I create a hyperlink in Stickies? I use the stickies as a general repository of information and it is not very tidy to have whole URLs pasted in to them.

In addition to Mort, I just found a wonderful little program called SideNote that will do exactly what you say. I can't figure out how to enter a hyperlink by hand, but you can drag hyperlinks off webpages, images, text, or even drag the little icon next to the address in the address bar and it will add the hyperlink using the HTML page title... for example, if I drag the apple icon from the discussions page, the appropriate hyperlink is added with the text "Apple - Support - Discussions - Post Message: Reply" is inserted into the note. On a "SideNote" (pun intended) it stores all your notes in a convenient drawer on the side of the screen so it doesn't clutter your desktop! The program can be found by clicking HERE

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May I put internal hyperlinks in stickies?

Is that possible to add an "intermal" link onto a word in Stickies? Internal link = a link to a file or folder inside my HD, for it to open. I use the "add link" function but always get the "cannot do" bip.

Sure, but you have to use the right form for the URL. For example, the following URL would make a link to a file named "test.txt" on your desktop:
file:///Users/didgig/Desktop/test.txt

Can't disable a hyperlink in a text box

Hi
I'm having trouble with Pages '06 and how it handles text that looks like a URL. I'm putting together an ad that has a text box with some text like www.domain.com. I've selected the text and de-selected the 'Enable as Hyperlink' option as I don't want the link line to appear under the text in the printed page.
My problem is that the change doesn't 'stick'. When I de-select the option, the text colour changes to black and the link line disapears. As soon as I click out of the text box, it reverts back to a hyperlink complete with blue colour and underlining.
If I place text directly onto the page - not in a text box - it works as expected.
I've tried this in Pages '05 and it works as expected. I've deleted the prefs files... any suggestions?
Thanks!
James

The setting is now in the 'Auto correction' pane... and yes - it solves the problem! Thanks for that!!! Now I can manually set the link detection. Looks like someone got the 'AutoDetection' routines a bit messed up...
Thankyou for the suggestion!!!
James

My hyperlinks have gone awry

Help, my hyperlinks have done their own thing. I want all my hyperlinks to be blue as a:link. I defined my links in my external style sheet to be blue; however, when I visted my page in chrome or on my mobile phone some of my links are blue and the rest are purple. In chrome on the desktop, the "home" link in the navigation is blue and the rest of the links in the navigation are purple lol. This looks terrible to me and I'm sure others? How can I force each link to be blue, can I add a bit of code to the <a href ....> tad at every link to force each one blue? I have attached my source code and my external style sheet below. Please help me get this fixed. I've had this problem in previous designs as well. I know dreamweaver can be buggy but there is usually a way around using the code. Thanks to all who help:
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<h2 style="text-align: center; font-family: permanent-marker; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">THE FAT LOSS FACTOR REVIEW</h2>
 
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Dr. Charles invented the Fat Loss Factor after an experiment with his favorite client. Lory, after her pregnancy was at a whopping 210 lbs; however, at the end of Dr. Charles' innovative weight loss solution, Lory weighed only 120 lbs total! That's a total weight loss of incredible 90 pounds! In addition, Lori's genes were tainted with diabetes and obesity throughout her family lineage. Lory accomplished this feat while rearing her child. In the picture below, Lori stands accomplished on the beach at the fat left. 
 
 
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Lori lost an incredible 16 dress sizes! She realizes a size even smaller than her highschool days, a goal you can accomplish as well! Women, especially need a program like The Fat Loss Factor when considering the barriers to their success. Let's review basic physiology to edify you in understanding the culprits. Success will be more practical when we have knowledge of what's working against us, right?
 
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 With an initial running time of 12 weeks, the first couple are dedicated to detox. After purchasing, you'll have many items to help you reach your goal. On page 30 of The Fat Loss Factor are recommended foods that will detox your system, binding fat and destroying it from the body. These handy foods are generally organic. You'll also learn which foods are hazardous to fat reduction. Not to mention Dr. Charles' mailing list will keep you current with what foods to intake. Image that, constant reminders to help you reach your goal, that's all included and very handy. You're beginning to see and realzie how it all comes together in unity to work for you.
 
 
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I want you to know exactly what you might decide to purchase which is why I have included the entire table of contents to the main ebook of the series: The Fat Loss Factor. Note this table of contents is condensed for the purpose of copyright. You'll actually get more than what you see below. Note The Fat Loss Factor is divdied into 12 principles and contains 141 pages</blockquote>
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONDENSED) CONTAINING "SENSITIVE INSIDER KNOWLEDGE"
 
 
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 PRINCIPLE 1 PREPARING FOR SUCCESS 
 
 PRINCIPLE 2 OUT WITH OLD, IN WITH NEW 
 
 -PART 1 LAW OF UNADPTATION 
-PART 2 GET RID OF TOXINS
 
 PRINCIPLE 3 LIFESTYLE UN-DIET 
 
 -LIVER FUNCTION 
 -PHASE 1 - MASTER CLEANSE (3 TO 10 DAYS) 
 -D-I-E-T - A FOUR LETTER WORD 
 -FIBER FOR LIFE 
 -PROTEINS 
 -THE SKINNY ON FATS 
 - FAT LOSS FACTOR'S 15 FOODS FOr MAXIMUM WEIGHT LOSS 
 -DON'T DEPRIVE YOURSELF OF THESE 
 -EAT THESE FOODS TOGETHER TO PACK ON THE POUNDS 
 -SMOOTHIE IT UP 
 -FAT LOSS FACTOR'S 3 AXIOMS OF SUCCESS 
 -FOOD COMPANIES FATTEN YOU UP AND MAKE YOU SICK 
 -WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ON A FOOD LABEL 
 -STRUCTURED EATING 
 -BREAKFAST: THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY - OR IS IT? 
 -THE FAT LOSS FACTOR DIET PLAN REVEALED 
 -PICK YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PLAN 
 -THE 48-HOUR FAST
 
 PRINCIPLE 4 WASH AWAY FAT WITH WATER 
 
 -BENEFITS OF DRINKING WATER
 
 PRINCIPLE 5 GOOD HEALTHY SUPPLEMENTATION 
 
 -TOP 12 SUPPLEMENTS FOR HEALTHLY WEIGHT LOSS
 
 PRINCIPLE
 6 REBUILD YOUR BODY & MELT FAT ALL DAY LONG 
 
 -SIX WORK OUT EXERCISES 
 -REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD EXERCISE 
 -LINGO: THE LANGUAGE OF WORKING OUT 
 -PROPER POSTURE DEFINED 
 -THE LAW OF ADAPTATION 
 -BEST TIME TO EXERCISE 
 -SUGGESTED WORKOUT/TIMES
 
 PRINCIPLE 7 SCULPT MUSCLE AND TRIMFAT 
 
 - THE DREADED CARDIO 
 -HIGH INTESITY INTERVAL TRAINING 
 -ULTIMATE FAT BLASTER
 
 PRINCIPLE 8 IT'S ALL A MIND GAME RELAX 
 
 -STRESS AND WEIGHT GAIN 
 -HOW TO DE-STRESS 
 -ELEMENTS OF A HEALTHLY MINDSET 
 -3 FORMS OF EXERCISE THAT CAN DE-STRESS YOU MIND
 
 PRINCIPLE 9 NO BREATHE, NO LIFE 
 
 -DEEP BREATING ROUTINE.. 
 -TOP 7 REASONS TO GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP 
 -12 WAYS TO RELAX 
 PRINCIPLE 11 LOOK YOUR BEST TO FEEL YOUR BEST 
 -TOP TEN MAKEOVER TIPS
 
 PRINCIPLE 12 TURNING YOUR PROGRAM INTO A LIFESTYLE 
 
 -LIFESTLYE TIPS 
 -MOTIVATION TIPS 
 -DEPRESSION/SELF ESTEEM ISSUES 
 -BELLY FAT TIPS 
 -ADDRESSING HYPOTHYROIDISM 
 -BINGE EATING, EMOTIONAL FOOD CRAVINGS, AND PORTION CONTROL 
 
 APPENDIX 
 
 -TOOLS FOR A FAT LOSS FACTOR KITCHEN 
 -FAT LOSS FACTOR HOME GYM EQUIPMENT
 
 
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<h2 style="text-align: center; font-family: permanent-marker; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">WHEN I PURCHASE, WHAT DOES THE "PACKAGE CONTAIN"?</h2>
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 <li>The Fat Loss Factor Ebook</li>
 <li>A Quick Start Guide (Start Here)</li>
 <li>10 Minute Raw Food Recipes</li>
 <li>90 Day Meal Plans</li>
 <li>Master Cleanse Videos (Access anytime)</li>
 <li>FooJoo Software</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Diet/Exercise Log</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Workout Beginner</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Workout Intermediate</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Workout Advanced</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor 15 Minute Sample Workouts 1-5</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Goal Setting Guide</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Grocery List</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Measurements Form</li>
 <li>Fat Loss Factor Recipes eBook</li>
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Don't forget your bonuses above and check out these testimonals below
 
 
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Since starting this diet in April, I have lost 25 pounds!!! I love this diet…
 
Hi Michael….Since starting this diet in April, I have lost 25 pounds!!! I love this diet…I eat plenty and have found
many delicious recipes to sustain me. I eat an apple a day (along with a wide variety of other fruits) and have found that I actually crave the apple, I went to the fridge yesterday and found no apples in the fruit drawer, so I jumped in my car and headed straight for the local fruit stand to replenish my stock. ( like a smoker does for cigarettes) It’s nice to know the many benefits I am getting with something I’ve come to really enjoy!
 I have 5 pounds to go to accomplish my weight goal….once there, I may set a new one…just for fun!
Warm Regards,
Joyce Borodemos
 
 
I had my 16-year old daughter run through it once school let out. In 2 weeks she dropped 24 pounds...
 
Hi Mike
I just thought you might be interested on an update…
I loved the 2-week phase diet so much that I had my 16-year-old daughter run through it once school let out. In 2 weeks, she dropped 24 pounds (including a significant amount of bloating around her midsection) and is under 200 pounds for the first time in years. She now has a waistline. Even more significantly, when she first started, she complained that the food was tasteless. That disappeared within a couple of days and my junk food-loving teen was able to appreciate the taste of fresh produce again. All the chemicals she was pumping into her body had so significantly altered her taste buds that she couldn’t even taste real food until she’d been able to cleanse her palate for a couple of days. Today was her first day off the meat-free diet and she really wanted a piece of marzipan (her favorite treat) and a bit of naan. Both repelled her when she tried to eat them. She complained that they tasted like chemicals! In fact, she ran to the fridge and piled a bunch of fresh veggies on plate to drown the awful taste of what used to be some of her favorite comfort foods.
Here’s the best part…she’d suffered from debilitating migraines on a DAILY basis. They were so bad that she missed a significant amount of school over the past few years. She has not had a migraine since the second day of the meat-free diet.
 As for me, I’ve noticed significant changes too. I used to have to take 3 pain relief pills to even begin to combat the headaches I’d get from working at my computer. Now, even a half dose (1 Advil) will do the trick if I even need it. But most of all, I appreciate the closer bond this process has forged between me and my daughter. Although we’ve always been extremely close, she resented my being a personal trainer and was loathe to follow any of my professional advice. That was the one area where we could never see eye-to-eye. But between going through this nutritional change and the talking we did on our hour-long daily walks together, she’s found a new interest in living a healthy lifestyle. As a trainer, I am inspired by the benefits of your program. As a parent, I’ll be forever grateful to you because Fat Loss Factor is showing my daughter that she can, indeed, succeed at making positive changes to her body and her health that will last a lifetime!
Now, we’re really eager to start exercising together. (I’m taking your advice and skipping the lemonade detox, and I’m reluctant to have my daughter do it considering her age and health history)
 Thanks again! You’re a true guru in my book!
 

 
I watched your video many times over a period of several months before finally deciding to try your program. Within a week I noticed a tremendous difference...
 
LOL Michael, 
I actually have hypothyroidism and take medicine everyday but do not use it as an excuse for being overweight. I am overweight because I made bad decisions about food and did not exercise properly. 
Since starting your program I feel better and have gone down one size in clothing. Sure, there were a few modifications to ease into these changes. After all I am in my late 50s and have been out of shape for a long time. There has been a little cheating but not much. I am sticking with this and will tighten the reins more and more as time goes by.
By saying that I FEEL better means exactly that. I get better sleep. My joints more freer. I breath easier without so much abdominal pressure pushing up on my diaphram. It never occured to me flushing my system would make me feel so great. This ha such a positive effect on my attitude also.
I recently tried the Flat Belly Diet. It had me eating every 4 hours and a MUFA with each meal. Yes there are 'good' fats but MUFAs are still fats. I was eating twice as much foods as before and about 10 times for fat then before. I gained weight and was demoralized. 
I watched your video many times over a period of several months before finally deciding to try your program. Within a week I noticed a tremendous difference. Flushing out the toxins from my body has made me convinced you have me going in the right direction. 
I am slowly trimming up. My whole attitude has changed. I FEEL better and am not starving myself or obessing over food. my appetite has decreased. It's that simple.
Thank you for helping me change for the better. 
Sincerly, Hazel. 
 
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Program name: The Fat Loss Factor 
 Author name: Dr. Charles D.C. and Lori A. 
Summary: This is a unique and revolutionary approach to dieting which I understand many people are participating in and are repeating the benefits of fat loss from.The program preaches detoxification and dieting with updates delievered via email to keep me ontop of my game and current with the Jones'. Exercise is reviewed and expressed in moderation. I understand if I hate the program and it fails to help me, I can return it without question for a full-money back guarantee within the first 60 days or 2 months. 
 
I understand this package is worth at least $97.00 but today am receiving a steal at the price of $47.00. I know that Dr. Charles has used these techniques in his clinics charging clients upwards of $500.00 to reap the same benefits I can gain for only $47.00. I also understand the package which includes many items not just the Fat Loss Factor ebook comes with one year of consulting with Dr. Charles via email. 
 My bargin price: $47.00 only 
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Thanks so much, as above you can see I defined a:link {color: blue;}

In CSS, there are five states for links
a:link
a:visited
a:hover
a:active
a:focus
a:link (=unvisited, or never clicked)
a:visited (=clicked at least once)
a:visited is purple in most browsers by default.
Thus, you need to define a:visited in your CSS and it should come after a:link (otherwise you'll never see it)
One solution would be:
a:link, a:visited {
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but bear in mind that visitors find it handy if a:visited is a different color to a:link so they know which links they've already clicked on.
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How To Change Hyperlinks And Nav Menu Colors

I continue to see people stating that it's impossible to change hyperlink colors and navigation menu colors until after you publish your site. This is not true. It's quite easy to update your templates with the colors YOU want and when you update the template, you never have to mess with any post-processing. You make a new page? Your colors are already there.
I've gone over this before in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3288533&#3288533
But I'll go over the quick and dirty version here as well. Those who want more detail can post a question and I'll elaborate.
First, do you know how to get into iWeb's inner folders? You right click or control click on your iWeb icon and select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu.
Step 2
Once you've done that, you'll see a new Finder window that shows a folder called Contents. Open that and then open the next folder Resources. Within Resources there's a folder named Shared. Open the Shared folder.
You're now looking at your collection of iWeb template files. You'll notice that each template has seven individual page files - each file defines the layout and styles for the page for which its named. This is actually one of the two places where you'll find the data/images that make up your iWeb pages. This location only contains the images. Now I'll show you were to find the data file.
So you're currently here:
/Applications/iWeb/Contents/Resources/Shared/
You want to go here:
/Applications/iWeb/Contents/Resources/English.lproj
Now if you speak another language and your Mac's system language is set to the language you speak, substitue English with that language. If your system is set to English regardless of the language you speak, and you use the English templates, then stick with the English folder.
When you're in the English.lproj folder, you will see seven sub-folders and one file named TemplatesInfo.plist. TemplatesInfo.plist is the file that registers the templates and tells iWeb what you've got in your collection. But we don't care about that file for now. We're after the template data files.
The seven sub-folders are aptly named for each of the seven page-types as you can see. Open the About Me folder.
Now you will see an "about me.webtemplate" file for every template you have in your collection. Good job. You've learned something new. Move on to Step 3.
Step 3
If you haven't decided yet, now's the time to decide which template you'd like to update. If you're just along for the ride to learn something new, no worries. We won't do anything you can't undo.
Pick a template file now. Perhaps you chose the White template, or:
White About Me.webtemplate
Right click or control click on this file and select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. This will launch a new Finder window that displays the contents of the White About Me.webtemplate file.
You will likely see a handful of different files, but the file you want is the one named Index.xml.gz.
Index.xml.gz is the brain behind the template. Within this file are all the settings for the page you chose and it's really not hard to find what you want and change it. So let's take a peek.
Step 4
Double-click the file Index.xml.gz. This will reveal a new file named Index.xml. You might have to scroll down in your Finder window to see it. Rename Index.xml.gz to Index.xml.gz.backup in case you screw things up, you have your original.
Now, open Index.xml with TextEdit. Do not open the file with a code editor unless you have already formatted the file.
When the file opens, you'll notice it's one gigantic jumbled mess of stuff. No worries, we'll straighten that out. All you need to do is a find/replace.
Find all instances of: ><
And replace with:
<
The line break is important so maybe just copy the lines right out of this post. When you replace all of those, the file will be far more easy to view.
Assuming you've completed that step. You're basically ready to make your change and test it out! Not hard ey?
So let's say you want to change your hyperlink color from grey to blue. Search for this string:
BLDefaultHyperlinkCharacterStyleIdentifier0
When you find that string, you will see a few lines below it, two lines that look similar to this:
<sf:fontColor>
<sf:color xsi:type="sfa:calibrated-rgb-color-type" sfa:r=".8" sfa:g="1" sfa:b="0.4" sfa:a="1"/>
This is how the template specifies color. It's RGB100. Your Mac came with a program called Art Director's Took Kit and that application can tell you the RGB100 values for any color you want. Tinker with that and you'll have a lot of fun with this.
So I picked out a nice royal blue for you. The RGB100 values for it are:
R:0 G:25 B:100
What you need to do is update the color line to match those values:
<sf:color xsi:type="sfa:calibrated-rgb-color-type" sfa:r="0" sfa:g=".25" sfa:b="1" sfa:a="1"/>
Notice that you specify these in terms of a percentage, where 25 became .25 and 100 became 1.
Step 5
Save your file. It's time to see your work in action. Open iWeb if it isn't open already and create a new page using the template you've just altered. If you altered the White About Me page, then select that and create the new page.
It there are hyperlinks already on this page, you should already see that they reflect your new color. If there aren't any hyperlinks, then type some text and create one. You should see your new link color right away!
Now if you don't see the new color, either you picked the wrong page or you neglected to rename the Index.xml.gz file a few steps back. If you did not rename that file, then it's still in control of your template. Rename it now and try again.
If you don't like that color, simply swap back to the TextEdit page and change it until you like it - switching back and forth between the file and iWeb to view your changes. Once you're happy, make note of the color you chose and make the change for the remaining six pages in the tempalte you selected. Just be sure to follow the steps for each page you edit. If you fail to see your change, again, check to see that you renamed Index.xml.gz.
Side Notes
For the more technical, rather than editing an existing template, you might want to duplicate and rename a template. This essentially creates a brand new one. If you're pretty good within Finder then go for it, just be sure that you duplicate the files in both locations:
/Applications/iWeb/Contents/Resources/Shared/
/Applications/iWeb/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/...
Choose a unique name for the duplicated template and change every single file so that the new name replaces the old one. You would have to register this new template in the TemplatesInfo.plist file as well, but I'm not going to get into that here.
The thread I referenced at the top has all kinds of search terms to find the other hyperlink styles (rollover and visited) and all the navigation menu styles plus a bunch of other fun stuff.
Now, it seems long, but that's because I wrote it well. The shortest version of this I've ever written was two sentences, but that was for a UNIX geek and he got it. It's just as easy for you, but I write it out so that anyone can do this, because anyone can. It's just not hard.
If you have questions about any of the steps, go ahead and ask.

Good. Okay here's how to apply a background color to your nav bar buttons. For example, my Aerolite template sets the selected page to a black background color. The rollover effect uses a gradient fill. I'll describe both of those here.
First, here are the navigation menu search terms:
navbaritem-style-normal-default
navbaritem-style-rollover-default
navbaritem-style-selected-default
navbar-pargraph
The first three set the button effects and text colors. The last one there sets the font, font size and other paragraph styles.
To change the selected page button background color, or gradient or image, first search for it using the search term above. Start from the top of the file because there are two instances of those terms, one where you can set the values, the other is only reference to the first and does not allow you to change settings.
When you find the search term, you might want to insert an empty line above it to help separate it from the rest of the code. You can also insert an empty line below the section. The end of this style ends with:
</sf:navbar-item-style>
Be careful not to mix that up with </sf:navbaritem-character-style>
Now, within this section, you'll find all kinds of settings... stroke, fill, character styles, etc. Notice you can change font color in there. But for this demo, you want to find the section that looks like this:
<sf:fill>
<sf:null/>
</sf:fill>
I'm assuming you're editing an Apple template that does not already have a fill effect. If it does have one, then your example might not look exactly like that.
To apply a color fill, change those three lines to these lines:
<sf:fill>
<sf:color xsi:type="sfa:calibrated-rgb-color-type" sfa:r="0" sfa:g="0" sfa:b="0" sfa:a="1"/>
</sf:fill>
You can see that we've inserted the line that specifies color - something you should be familiar with by now. Here you can specify the color that will become the background of your nav bar button. This example specifies black. Easy no?
If you would prefer a gradient fill, then replace those three lines with this:
<sf:fill>
<sf:angle-gradient sfa:ID="SFRAngleGradient-1111" sf:opacity="1" sf:type="linear" sf:angle="0">
<sf:stops sfa:ID="NSMutableArray-1111">
<sf:gradient-stop sfa:ID="SFRGradientStop-1111" sf:fraction="0">
<sf:color xsi:type="sfa:calibrated-rgb-color-type" sfa:r="0.40" sfa:g="0.40" sfa:b="0.30" sfa:a="1"/>
</sf:gradient-stop>
<sf:gradient-stop sfa:ID="SFRGradientStop-2222" sf:fraction="1">
<sf:color xsi:type="sfa:calibrated-rgb-color-type" sfa:r="0.64" sfa:g="0.66" sfa:b="0.54" sfa:a="1"/>
</sf:gradient-stop>
</sf:stops>
</sf:angle-gradient>
</sf:fill>
Now, don't panic Here's what this is. The first line allows you to specify the angle of your gradient. Play with the numbers from 0 to 359 until you have what makes sense for your design.
Then, you will see two familiar lines again - the lines that allow you to specify color! The first line is the first color of your gradient and the second color is the second color of your gradient. That's all there is to it!
SECRET: It might be possible to add additional colors, not just two. Do you see the part sf:fraction="0" and sf:fraction="1"? These are gradient stops. I'm willing to bet that if you inserted a thrid gradient stop with a fraction setting of .5, you'd have a three-color gradient!
<sf:gradient-stop sfa:ID="SFRGradientStop-3333" sf:fraction=".5">
<sf:color xsi:type="sfa:calibrated-rgb-color-type" sfa:r="0" sfa:g="0.25" sfa:b="4" sfa:a="1"/>
</sf:gradient-stop>
I have never tried this - it just occurred to me as I was looking at this code. Big prize for the first person to prove the theory
NOTE: You will notice that the number 1111 and 2222 are within this code. iWeb XML relies on identification tags here and there. It's nothing you really have to care about except if you insert gradient fills in more than one area. Those numbers need to be unique so if you paste that code in for your selected page button and then paste it again for your rollover buttons, you'll need to update the numbers for the second button. Any numbers are fine. Use 3333 and 4444 for the second set, 5555 and 6666 for the thrid and so on. I often just type 4345781476 - doesn't matter.
Next lesson will be images.

Hyperlinks from CHM to PDF

Our documentation comprises On-line Help as CHM files, and User Guides as PDF. Up to now the user guides were printed but we wish to provide them as PDF for on-screen use.
Now we also wish to have hyperlinks from CHM to PDF and vice versa. We can presumably (I haven't yet tested this) handle PDF-to-CHM using the context-sensitive help functionality, but when we make links from CHM-to-PDF we are unable to go to a specified location in the PDF.
The calls we use are of the type:
<a href='SomeDocument.pdf#page=10'>
<a href='SomeDocument.pdf#G1025448'>
<a href='SomeDocument.pdf#nameddest=SomeChapter'>
and they work in the preview window but not from CHM; the PDF opens on page 1 rather than at the specified page or marker.
I had some success embedding the PDF call in a batch file and calling that, but that will be unmaintainable.
We use RoboHelp 8 and FrameMaker 7.1. Would updating to TCS2 (ie Frame 9) help us? From what I could find on Adobe.com TCS allows importing from Frame but we do not want to import, just to cross-refer, preferably with links which can be updated automatically.
Anybody who can advise us?
--- Derek

I have made a dent in the problem, can't say I've cracked it yet.
RoboWizard has a page describing the use of HTML Help Shortcuts which is got me started (thanks Rick, if you'll post here I'll give you a "Helpful Answer").
The procedure I now use is, in RoboHelp: Insert > HTML Help Controls > Shortcut. I fill in second part of the wizard like this:
so that it calles Acrobat to display the PDF (full path given), with parameters to search for a string "bookmark_2".
Then in the PDF I add a comment using Comments > Tools > Highlight and edit its properties like this:
When I compile the CHM and click the link, Acrobat opens and searches for the string. I made sure it was unique so the user is brought to the correct place.
Now it's a bit clumsy since you have to add the bookmark manually after creating the PDF from Frame, but it does work.
The other problem is that the HTML Control is not editable except in RoboHelp's HTML view. You can edit it in Design view but the edit doesn't stick. In HTML view the link details are present three times and you have to edit them all.
Anybody have bright ideas to streamline this process?
--- Derek

Hyperlink events in iCal?

Can you hyperlink events in iCal? I've been unable to do so and can find no references for it.
John Kendrick

I've done a bit of research on hyperlinking events in iCal since I made that post. Turns out you can but it's sufficiently awkward to not be worth it. For my purposes.
To do so, create a new event. Either in the subsequent edit button or the original, you will see a url field. You can past the url there. The problem is that it's only accessible when you click on the event, bringing up the subsequent window. I wanted something that was clickable from the face of the calendar itself.
I got to this problem because I was putting together a spring calendar of attractive events at Carnegie Hall, in NYC. I wanted to be able to hyperlink short notations about each event, such as the name of the orchestra, to a full page description of the event on Carnegie's website. That way my wife could look through the full calendar with the full references, pick her preferences the better for us to decide which to buy tickets for.
I've decided to stick with calendars in Word, which does have this ability, and are easily shared across our home network.
John Kendrick

Hyperlinks don't activate in the PDF file

Hello all:
I'm working with Pages (v. 1.0.2) and cannot get the text hyperlinks (going to URLs) to work. They work in the Pages app. But when I Print > PDF > Compress PDF, the created file has blue underlined text all right, but when I hover over these links, the cursor doesn't change to a hand that activates the hyperlink(s). Incidentally, although text hyperlinks aren't active on these PDFs, one email hyperlink I've set up on that same PDF DOES work. Go figure!
What might I do to activate every text hyperlink? (If valuable, is there a way to attach the PDF on this Apple Discussion forum for testing purposes?)
T, ia.
Warren
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

{quote:title=tmboone wrote:}Here's a snippet of what it's adding "Boones%2527%2520News" It should just read "Boones%27%20News"{quote}
The numbers with % marks get inserted when you use non-"web-safe" characters in your hyperlink. Web addresses are generally best if they only have letters, numbers, forward slashes, and simple punctuation (e.g., - or _). If a URL has a space in it, that is generally converted to %20 (this is known as "escaping"). A single quote would be converted to %27. An actual percent sign would be shown as %25 in a URL. (You can see the codes by looking in the hex column of the table at http://www.asciitable.com/ ).
I think what is happening in your case is that you are beginning with a legitimate with URL with %20 and %27 codes in it. But then somewhere in the process it gets "escaped" again, and the % marks each get converted to %25. Sounds like a bug somewhere between Pages and the PDF writer -- the text is getting escaped twice, and the second time shouldn't happen. You might want to report this to Apple as a bug.
In the mean time, you can make prettier and more reliable URLs by avoiding those weird characters entirely. For example, you could stick in underscores (_) instead of the spaces and single quotes in your original filename, and then it will sail through with no trouble.

How do I Create a Hyperlink to other text within same email?

I want to use Mail to send out Newsletters.
Content section would contain hyperlinked text to each section (or Heading in PC world) below.
How do I create a hyperlink to text within the same email?
It's not hard to do in the PC world, how about the Mac world?
I bought the book "Mac OS X 10.5 (ISBN: 978-0-321-50263-6) and it does not help with this matter but I've also asked the question at www.ExplainMyBook.com because I thought the book "Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard" might help me out.

not possible AFAIK. Mail html capabilities are pretty rudimentary and this is one of the things it can't do. You might be able to achieve it if you create an html file with such internal anchors in a some html editor, then open that file in safari and embed it into an outgoing email from there. i couldn't make it to work though when I tried.
You should probably stick with a different email client if you want things like that. I know Thunderbird can do it for example.

Hyperlinks don't work in frames where you have videos, and....

Did you notice that if you put a hyperlink in a frame where you already have a video, after you export in quicktime your presentation, the hyperlink won't work no more?
And did u notice that if you use an hyperlink to a frame that is not the follower one, this will blast off any transition?
And did you notice this happens in Keynote 08 AND Keynote 09?
AND AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED THIS AND IS SICK TO PAY FOR A SOFTWARE THAT "just DON'T work" ??

How bout adding the URL after the vid? That works for me; remember a connection to a URL drops you out of Keynote & Sets up Safari, so you're completely out of the app & have to get back in through the dock. I'm uncertain what you mean about the transition blast; cold you give more detail?
In fairness, all apps fail to do something or other, and this does not mean they don't work. If you want to pay big bucks & fight with PP, fine, but I'll stick to the more versatile and easy-to-use KN.

Adobe Acrobat 8_LiveCycle: Hyperlinks in PDF Forms

I need to import an MS Word form into Adobe LIveCycle, but when I do, I lose the Word doc's hyperlinks. (I have Adobe Acrobat 8.) I can't PDF the form before I bring it into LiveCycle because the form has tables that I have to tag for Section 508 compliance (accessibility for the visually impaired). Is there a way to preserve or re-create the links?

Try using If Your using a Mac and have Apple's iWork Package use the Pages to create your Form. Then export the File as a .docx File. The links should stick.
Adobe never has made an effort to work with Microsoft. They are like two RAM Sheep butting heads. Its been a Problem since Acrobat 3 and Inever foresee a time when they wil cooperate with each other.

"open a file" hyperlink syntax, relative link

Hello all,
I regularly put reports together that consist of 1 report and many "supporting documents", all in PDF format. Each page of the report has anywhere from 1 to 8 links on it (report comes from SQL Reporting Services). These links point to their supporting document(s). The report and supporting documents are burned to a CD to send out to our clients. The report is opened in Acrobat, and when a link is clicked the supporting document is opened in a new window.
I have tried every way I can imagine to format a link so that when the report is output to PDF the link shows up as an "open a file" link rather than a hyperlink.
My question: Since I know I can make an absolute URL hyperlink work correctly...and relative file links work correctly when I manually link to the files, what is the correct syntax to achieve a relative file link?
The directory structure burned to CD:
           >CD Drive
               >Main Folder
                    >PDF Report
                    >Supporting Documents Folder
                         >Document #1
                         >Document #2
I have tried this javascript inside a SSRS expression:   (Pardon the code, I'm java-stupid)
"javascript:void(window.open('FILE:\Documents\'" & filename-parameter &"'.pdf'"
Bottom line: I'm looking for a way to automatically link one PDF to many PDFs based on the above folder structure, given a variable that comes from SSRS.
Thanks

Matt,
Well, I did end up with a not-so-elegant-but-workable solution. Here's what makes it tick:
1. You'll need to construct the link to the target .PDF file (probably through SSRS). You said that you are going to burn these files to CD, right? If so, you'll probably want to construct something like [filename + .PDF], without brackets. If your SSRS "list of PDF files" already looks like that you're that much further ahead.
2. You'll need to use Adobe Livecycle Designer to create a report template. I ran one of my SSRS reports, rendered it to PDF, and then created a new form template based off that PDF in LC Designer. If you've never worked with LC Designer, it's not too hard. Since the layout of my reports are variable in length, I took advantage of the "positioned" and "flowed" subforms. MAKE SURE THE LC FORM FIELD NAMES MATCH THE SSRS FIELD NAMES. This is a bit of a pain, but once you have it working you'll be thankful.
My links are handled with buttons in LC Designer. First, make a textbox to contain the text of the link to the target PDF from step 1 (make this in a flowed subform). Then, make a button to go directly over the textbox, remove button's caption, set button to transparent. THIS PART WILL TAKE SOME TWEAKING depending on how your form is setup. Add the following to the CLICK event of your button:
app.openDoc({cPath:xfa.resolveNode("YourReportName.ReportPage#.YourSubFormName.NumberofSub form.YourLinkText").rawValue,oDoc: this});
If you already understand how this works feel free to read past it. The app.openDoc needs two things from you, cPath and oDoc. cPath is the path to the target PDF. The xfa.resolveNode("YourReportName.ReportPage#.YourSubFormName.NumberofSubform.YourLinkText" ).rawValue says the link path is the literal value of this textbox, located in this subform, on this page of this report.
oDoc is where the relative part comes into play. If you construct the [filename + .PDF] links as in step 1, and you set oDoc:this, clicking on the link will instruct Acrobat to open the target PDF using the cPath relative to your list o' links report.
3. Go back to SSRS, render one of your reports as XML and save it. This is the data that you'll import into your form template.
4. This is where I got tripped up. For each and every file that you want to open up from a link you will have to set its Disclosed property to True. I accomplished this through a batch action in Acrobat. I'm not sure what version you have, but if you're using 10 it is under File>Action Wizard>Create New Action. These are my settings:
                Start with: A file open in Acrobat
                Under "More Tools", select "Execute JavaScript", click on "Options" and paste in this: this.addScript("This Doc is Disclosed", "this.disclosed = true;");
                Save to: Same folder selected at start So, all you have to do when preparing your target documents is run that batch action. Add all of your target PDFs to window that pops up and click run. AFAIK, once you've disclosed a PDF, you won't have to re-disclose it.
Once you have all that setup the process to create a CD becomes fairly easy.
1. Render XML from SSRS
2. Disclose all target PDFs
3. Import XML into the template PDF you created with LC. (actual import done via Acrobat, not LC) 4. Read the new comics on XKCD while staring intently at the screen to make the boss think you are still working diligently.
Depending on how you want the folder structure to look like on the CD, you might have to change the way you construct your links. I have used several methods to suit different needs, but for proof of concept, I'd probably just stick to the way I described in step 1 (resulting CD won't have a folder structure, you'll just have your "master" PDF and all of your target PDFs on the CD. Right now I just set the target PDFs to hidden via right-click>properties before I burn them to CD. It's lazy, but it works.) I don't know if you use an ISO program like MagicISO, or one of the others, but it will help reduce the number of ruined CDs.
There are many places to get tripped up and I'm sure I haven't explained the process fully, so feel free to ask if you run into problems. Also, not trying to advertise for anyone, but pdfscripting.com was a HUGE help. Thom Parker runs it, I believe. They sell a subscription to their website (which I would say is worth it), but they also have a ton of useful freebies.
Anyway, I hope this can help.
Chris

Hyperlinks in scrollable content slide out

Hi,
I would like to build a scrollable content slide out with hyperlinks that navigate to different pages in an article, to be used as an in article navigation.
However, I'm having problems to get the hyperlinks to work.
Any Ideas?
Kind regards
Tim
I'm using InDesign 5.5 on OSX 10.6.8 and the latest versions of the FolioPanel and FolioProducerTools

I've always found hyperlinks to be kind of wonky. I stick with buttons for this.
Bob

AS2 text field hyperlink

If I have a dynamic text field in Flash and I'm using AS2 how
can I create a hyperlink within that text field?
Here's an example of a text field:
"Action Script 2 sticks and I wish I this site hadn't been
designed with AS2. There are so many LINKS to tutorials for AS3 on
how to make hyperlinks within text fields, but none on Action stink
Script 2."
The hyperlink would be where it says LINKS and could be to
Adobe.com.

Is the asfunction code the same for AS2 and AS3? If not then
I need more info because every asfunction tutorial I've seen on the
web thus far is for AS3.

Hyperlink font colors not showing as desired

I've created my text, hyperlinked it to another page or another website, and formatted it to the color and rollover and visited colors. But on the web it shows another color and some of the rollovers work and some don't. Suggestions?

Sometimes you have to remove and reapply the link and formatting to get them to stick. A good way to check is to publish the site to a folder on your hard drive and open it locally with your browser. Also be sure to clear your browser's cache (Command+Option+E for Safari) and reload the page.
OT

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