Click any of these topics:

• Links
• Buttons
• Hotspots
• Sections

A link connects to other documents, views, folders, or databases, depending on the type of link.

Database link
Document link
View or folder link

To open a link, you must have access to the database the link leads to, which must be on a Domino server on your network.

Do any of the following to open a link:

• Click the link. To return to the original document, press ESC.
• To display the destination for a link in the status bar, hold the cursor over the link. If the link does not have a link description associated with it, the status bar is blank. You can view the link description by selecting the link, choosing Link - Link Properties, and looking in the "Link Description" box.
• To open the view that contains the document that a doclink is pointing to, right-click the doclink, and choose Open View.
• To open the database that contains the document that a doclink is pointing to, right-click the doclink, and choose Open Database.
• To open the database that contains the view that a view link is pointing to, right-click the view link, and choose Open Database.
• To open a link in a new window, right-click the link, and choose Open in New Window.
• To bookmark a link, right-click the link, and choose "Create Bookmark from Link."

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Buttons

A button performs a Notes action. For example, a button can automatically send a mail message or open a database.

To activate a button choose Actions - Edit document, and then click the button.

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Hotspots

A hotspot displays text as pop-ups, links to other destinations, performs Notes actions, or follows URL links to Web pages. For example, a hotspot displays pop-up text like this:

Make sure the document is in Read mode by choosing Actions - Edit document.

Do any of the following to open a hotspot:

• For text pop-up, click and hold mouse over the text, or hover pointer over text.
• For all other hotspots, click the hotspot to jump to the linked destination or to perform a Notes action.
• To display the destination for a link hotspot in the status bar, hold the cursor over the link.

Sections

A section condenses paragraphs in a document, so the text doesn't take up as much space.

Do any of the following to open a section:

• Click the triangle, or twistie, to the left of the section to expand or collapse it.
• Choose View - Expand All Sections or View - Collapse All Sections to expand or collapse all sections in a document.

See Also

Creating links to documents, views, folders, or databases
Creating and customizing buttons
Creating, formatting, and removing hotspots
Creating and customizing sections
To turn URLs into hotspots

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