Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Adding Hyperlinks to RTF Output

Web pages aren't the only place you can use hyperlinks. You can put a link in a word processing document so that the reader can link to related information. With word processing documents frequently being shared electronically rather than on paper, this feature can be useful.

Adding a hyperlink is simple. You can add this link anywhere you have text in your output, such as labels, formatted values, titles, and footnotes. All you need to do is add the following escape sequence, where the escape character has been defined as the caret (^):

^S={URL="http://www.myweb.com"}

This code applies the style attribute URL= to the subsequent text, which specifies a destination for the hyperlink. If you want to use the new ...