Linking to PDFs and Word Files

Hi,
I am using FM9 and working on a long document that  comes with many external forms. The forms are in PDF and Word format. The FM files will be converted to pdf, and shipped to users in an interactive e-book format. My question is twofold:
1) How do I link to external Word and PDF froms so they open in a new window?
2) Is there a way to "package" the forms with the pdf deliverable so users cannot move them around and break the links?
Thanks for any insights and let me know if you need more information to answer.

To define a link to external files (non-PDFs), use the following hypertext marker:
message openfile form123.doc
Assuming that .doc is associated with Microsoft Word on the end-user system, Acrobat/Reader will launch Word with the target file, as a separate application (no need or possibility to specify a "new window" property for links to non-PDF files).
FrameMaker does not support the other features you asked about (new window property for cross-linked PDFs or embedded PDFs), so these will have to be handled in Acrobat as a a manual post-creation step.
If you need such functionality on a regular basis and wish to automate it so that the PDF has all features/settings needed without post-creation steps, it can be done through add-ons; for additional information and sample PDFs, see:
http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF18.html (Embed files in PDF)
http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF10.html (Set specific cross-PDF links to open a new window)
Shlomo Perets
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