Hyperlinks

Go to Tools >  Hyperlink to view the hyperlinks in the current PDF. Hyperlinked areas of the PDF are highlighted in blue.

To turn off the Hyperlinks view, press Esc.

To add a hyperlink to a defined area, follow these steps:

1. Go to Tools >  Hyperlink.
2. Drag a rectangular region on the current PDF. A blue rectangle appears, indicating the active region for the hyperlink.
3. Release the mouse button and the Action dialog appears. Define the hyperlink's action as described below and select OK.

To add a hyperlink to text:

1. Go to Tools >  Hyperlink.
2. Drag to select text in the PDF. The text is highlighted.
3. Release the mouse button and the Action dialog appears.Define the hyperlink's action as described below and select OK.

To automatically create hyperlinks for URLs, follow these steps:

1. Go to Tools > Markup > PDF Content >  Create Hyperlinks from URLs.

2. Choose the page range to be affected by the process from the Pages dropdown menu:
   • All Pages: Sets the range to all pages.
   • Current: Sets the range to the current page only. The current page number will appear in parentheses, for example, Current (2) if page 2 is the current page.
   • Custom: Sets the range to a custom value. When you select this option, replace any text left in the field with the page or pages to be printed directly. To enter a custom range:
     • Use a dash between page numbers to define those two pages and all pages in between.
     • Use a comma to define pages that are separated.

     For example: 1-3, 5, 9 will include pages 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9.

3. Select OK. URL text strings on the selected pages are automatically hyperlinked.

Hyperlinks can also be created from the Hyperlink button in the File Access list:

1. Place the cursor over the desired file name in the list.
2. Select Hyperlink to the right of the name.
3. Drag to define the area of the hyperlink on the PDF. Release the mouse button and the Action will be automatically defined as opening that file.

Hyperlinks can also be created from Search Results.

The hyperlink action is what will happen when the hyperlink is clicked. This is defined in the Action dialog , which appears after the hyperlinked area or text is defined.

There are six actions that can be configured:

Jump to Page: Moves to a specific page number in a selected PDF.

1. Select the PDF from the Jump To dropdown menu. Only PDFs that are currently open in Revu will be available.
2. Specify where in the PDF to jump to by entering a page number in the Page field.
3. Set the zoom factor or scale of the page that is displayed by choosing the desired setting from the Scale dropdown menu. The pages can be set to display either in a Fit Page, Actual Size or Fit Width mode. Alternatively, the Inherit Zoom setting will display the page at whatever the current zoom setting is within Revu.

Jump to Place: Moves to a predefined Place on a PDF. The location of a Place can be changed later without breaking the action.

1. Select the PDF from the Jump To dropdown menu. Only PDFs that are currently open in Revu will be available.
2. Select the Place from the Place dropdown menu. If the desired Place does not already exist, select Create to create one on the fly.

Jump to Space: Moves to a predefined Space on a PDF. To set this action:

1. Select the PDF from the Jump To dropdown menu. Only PDFs that are currently open in Revu will be available.
2. Select the Space from the Space dropdown menu.

Snapshot View: Moves to a specific, zoomed in area of the current PDF. This option is useful for zooming into specific views of a region of a large format drawing, such as a particular elevation detail. Select Get Rectangle to define the area of the drawing to jump to.

Hyperlink: Opens the URL entered in the Hyperlink field. The URL will open in a WebTab within Revu or in the device's default browser (as determined by the Open PDF Hyperlinks in WebTabs setting in WebTab Preferences).

Open: Opens the file specified in the Open File field. Select to open a file browser.

Use Relative Paths: Revu can store either a full or relative path to a file. When a full path is stored, the location of the file is defined from the drive it resides on. When a relative path is stored, it defines the location of the linked file relative to the current file. A full path is best when you plan to move the file storing the link but not the file being linked to, such as when the linked file resides on a network drive that is accessible to all users. A relative path is best when both files are liable to be moved, such as when you are archiving an entire project to CD or moving a project to another computer. For more information, see Understanding Relative vs Full Paths.

A link to a Snapshot view in another PDF can be created using the following steps:

1. Open both PDF files and select the one that's going to get the hyperlink so it's active.
2. Go to Tools >  Hyperlink
3. Drag a rectangular region on the current PDF. A blue rectangle appears, indicating the active region for the hyperlink.
4. Release the mouse button and the Action dialog appears.
5. Select Snapshot View and then select Get Rectangle.
6. Switch to the other PDF and define the rectangle of the Snapshot view.

1. Open the PDF.
2. Go to Tools >  Hyperlink The hyperlinks in the PDF are shown.
3. Right-click on a hyperlink and select Edit Action.
4. Change the action as desired and select OK.

1. Open the PDF.
2. Go to Tools >  Hyperlink The hyperlinks in the PDF are shown.
3. Right-click on a hyperlink and select Properties. The following options are available on the Properties panel:
   • Color: Sets the color of the hyperlink's outline or fill.
   • Line Width: Sets the line width of the hyperlink's outline.
   • Style: Sets the line style of the hyperlink's outline or turns on the fill option.

     When Fill is selected, the selected Color defines the color of the fill. Filled hyperlinks do not have outlines. This fill effect will be visible when the PDF is viewed, but will not show up in the Markups list or when the PDF is printed.

   • Visible: Makes the hyperlink visible.
   • Execute: Select to execute the hyperlink's action.
   • Edit: Select to open the Action dialog and change the hyperlink's action.

1. Open the PDF.
2. Go to Tools >  Hyperlink The hyperlinks in the PDF are shown.
3. Use one of the following methods to delete a hyperlink:
   • Click a hyperlink to select it and press delete.
   • Right-click a hyperlink and select Delete.