Linking to a URL

You can also use hyperlinks to open an external document or web page by providing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). These links provide users with easy access to additional sources of information creating more interactive reports.

For example, Figure 9-15 shows a report displaying weekly stock performance. To provide a user with additional information about the company, you can create a hyperlink so that choosing the name of the company launches the company web site.

Figure 9-16 shows the options you specify to create a hyperlink that directs a user to an external URL. In the example shown in Figure 9-15, choosing MYCO directs a user to the web site, www.mycompany.com.

Figure 9-15

Displaying a hyperlink to an external URL

How to create a hyperlink to an external URL

1	Select the column for which you want to create a hyperlink, then select Hyperlink from the context menu.

2	Hyperlink Builder appears. On Hyperlink Builder, shown in Figure 9-16, do the following:

1	In Hyperlink Type, select URL.

2	In Location, using the EasyScript builder, do the following

Type the URL address to link all values of the data field.

Construct an expression for each data row to link to a unique URL.

3	In Target, do one of the following:

Select Current browser window or tab.

Select New browser window or tab.

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

Figure 9-16

Linking to an external URL

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

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