Linking two sections in a report

To link one report element to another element in the same report, use a bookmark and a hyperlink. First, define a bookmark for the target report element. Then, define a hyperlink in the source report element. Perform these tasks in the recommended sequence because to successfully create a hyperlink you need the bookmark information.

For information about how to create a bookmark, see “Creating a bookmark,” earlier in this document. After creating the bookmark, you create a hyperlink that links to the bookmark. Figure 9-7 shows an example that uses a bookmark and hyperlink to link two charts in the report.

Because the report is a multipage report, the section-level pie chart uses a hyperlink for users to easily navigate between the current page, and the bar chart at the beginning of the report. The bar chart contains a bookmark, ReportTableChart, that the hyperlink uses.

Figure 9-7

Viewing a hyperlink source and target report

How to create a hyperlink that links two sections in a report

1	Select the report column or report element for which you want to create a hyperlink. Then choose Hyperlink from the context menu.

2	Hyperlink Builder appears. On Hyperlink Builder, do the following:

1	In Hyperlink Type, select Bookmark in this report.

2	In Bookmark, select the bookmark from the list. Figure 9-8 uses the ReportTableChart bookmark.

3	In Tooltip, optionally type the text to display when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the hyperlink. Choose OK.

Figure 9-8

Creating a bookmark to link sections in the same report

The report design displays the hyperlink based on the options you specified.

The example in Figure 9-7 displays the result of the hyperlink options shown in Figure 9-8.

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