You can embed or link placement help in various formats to an iFeature
Placement Help to an iFeature can be a Word document, HTML file, or spreadsheet. You can also embed a Web page from either an intranet or the Internet. When a document is available, an Information button displays on the Insert iFeature dialog box.
Placement Help is nested under the third Party icon in the browser. Double-click the document to open and view it in its native application.
Embedded documents
- Adding contents of the document to the iFeature file increases its size by the size of the document.
- Changes to the original file do not update the contents embedded in the iFeature.
- The contents remain accessible from the iFeature file, even if the original document is deleted. The exception is an HTML file with supplementary files such as graphics images. If the supplementary files are deleted or the link is not valid, a broken link message appears.
Linked documents
- Contents of the document are not added to the iFeature, but reside in a folder or URL. Add the file name and directory path or URL to the iFeature.
- Changes to the original file automatically update the document in the iFeature.
- The document is not available when the linked file is deleted. or if the link is not valid when the design element is placed.
Windows shortcut to Web page
You can add a Web page to an open iFeature file by creating a Microsoft Windows shortcut to the URL.
- You can embed or link Web documents (HTML) to an iFeature.
- If you move or delete a Web document or associated files such as graphics images (.gif or .jpg), a broken link message appears.