34.1.2 Using markers to add links and instructions

You can use markers in a FrameMaker file to provide features required for assorted delivery formats:

Hypertext alerts and navigation links

Reference strings in WinHelp

Code to execute in HTML

Conversion instructions

Hypertext alerts and navigation links

To insert a hypertext marker:

1. Position the cursor in FrameMaker text where you want the marker.

2. Choose Special > Hypertext... from the FrameMaker top menu bar; the Hypertext dialog opens.

3. From the Command: list select the command for the type of hypertext marker you want to insert; typical hypertext markers and their corresponding FrameMaker hypertext commands are as follows:

Marker type	FrameMaker hypertext command
alert	Alert
alerttitle	Alert with Title
gotolink	Jump to Named Destination
message openfile	Message Client (closest fit)
message URL	Go to URL
newlink	Specify Named Destination
openlink	Open Document

The marker type name for the command appears in the Syntax: box, followed by a space. Above the Syntax: box you should see an example of the syntax to use with that marker type.

4. In the Syntax: box, after the space type a unique name for the link target, along with any other parameters required for the marker type.

5. Click New Hypertext Marker to insert the marker and dismiss the Hypertext dialog.

Reference strings in WinHelp

To add reference strings as hypertext newlinks in WinHelp, see §8.9.5 Using hypertext links for jumps and pop-ups.

Code to execute in HTML

To include JavaScript or Mif2Go macro code in HTML, see §29.7 Inserting code or text with markers.

Conversion instructions

To embed conversion instructions in a FrameMaker document, see §33.2 Overriding settings with markers or macros.

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