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Add Placement Help to iFeatures

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    You can add Placement Help to an iFeature, such as a Word document, HTML file, or spreadsheet, by either embedding or linking a file. You can also embed a Web page from either an intranet or the Internet. When a document is available, an Information button is shown on the Insert iFeature dialog box.

    Placement Help is nested under the 3rd Party icon in the browser. Double-click the document to view it in its native application.

    Choose to embed or link a file, as described in the following sections.

    Embedded documents

    • Contents of the document are added to the iFeature file, increasing its size by the size of the document.
    • Changes to the original file do not update the contents embedded in the iFeature.
    • You access the application that created the file when you open the document.
    • 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 directory or URL. The file name and directory path or URL is added to the iFeature.
    • Changes to the original file automatically update the document in the iFeature.
    • You access the application that created the file when you open the document.
    • 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 a Web page

    • Web documents (HTML) can be embedded or linked.
    • If a Web document or associated files such as graphics images (.gif or .jpg) are moved or deleted, a broken link message appears.

    To avoid losing links, you can create an HTML file and reference any supplementary graphics or other files, then use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 to archive them into one file. Select FileSave As, and then select the "Web archive for e-mail (.mht)" file type option.

     

    Procedures

    Embed or link a document in an iFeature

    You can link or embed a document in an iFeature to assist you in placing the iFeature in a part The linked or embedded document, such as a Word document, HTML file, or spreadsheet, is shown in the browser as an icon, nested under the 3rd Party icon. You select the document in the browser and designate it as Placement Help.

    If a document is associated with an iFeature, an Information button appears in the Insert iFeature dialog box when you place the iFeature.

    To add a document as placement help

    When you embed a document, its contents are inserted and an icon is nested under the 3rd Party icon in the browser. When you link to a document, only its path is inserted in the browser.

    1. Click Open.
    2. Browse to the iFeature (.ide) file to which you want to embed a document, and then click Open.
    3. On the ribbon, click Tools tab Insert panel Insert Object.
    4. In the Insert Object dialog box, do one of the following:
      • Click Create New to insert a new document, and then select the file type from the Object Type list.
      • Click Create from File to insert an existing document, and then click Browse to locate the file. Optionally, click Link; if not, it is embedded.
    5. Click OK.
    6. In the browser, expand the 3rd Party icon and right-click the document. Select Placement Help from the menu.
    NoteWhen you select the Create New option and embed a document, its name is the same as the name of the iFeature, with the extension used by its application.

    To add a Web page as placement help

    You can add a Web page to an open iFeature file by creating a Microsoft Windows shortcut to the URL.

    1. From Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, drag the icon to the left of the URL (such as http://www.autodesk.com) onto your desktop or a Windows folder.
    2. Drag the shortcut onto an iFeature.
    3. In the browser, expand the 3rd Party icon, right-click the document, and then select Placement Help from the menu.

    To change to a different Web page, delete its icon in the browser, and then drag a new shortcut to the graphics window. Editing the link text does not change the URL.

    NoteIf the URL is moved or deleted, a broken link message appears. To avoid losing links to related files, you can create an HTML file and reference any supplementary graphics or other files, and then use Microsoft Internet Explorer to archive them into one file.
    1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, click FileOpen and browse to the HTML file, and then click OK.
    2. Click FileSave As, and then click the arrow in the Save As Type field.
    3. Click the arrow on Save as Type, and then select Web Archive for E-mail (*.mht).
    4. Click Save to embed the resulting .mht file in the iFeature.

    When you click Information to view Placement Help, the file opens in a browser.

    To use placement help when inserting an iFeature

    To begin, open the part file to which you want to add an iFeature.

    1. On the ribbon, click Manage tabInsert panel Insert iFeature.
    2. Browse to a folder and double-click an iFeature to select it.
    3. In the Insert iFeature dialog box, click Information to open the placement help document in its original application.

    Follow the instructions in the document to place the iFeature.

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