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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Lisa,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As long as the cross-referenced manuals are on the same hard drive or network volume, the links will be relative. You will see the absolute path in FrameMaker and the PDF, but as long as the files remain in the same relative positions, the links will work, even on different drives/volumes. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rick Quatro<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Carmen Publishing Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>585-283-5045<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>rick@frameexpert.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lisa Freeman<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> framers@lists.frameusers.com<br><b>Subject:</b> External Linking - Cross-ref or Hyperlink?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FrameMaker 10, Unstructured. A co-worker has a 3 volume set of manuals and needs to create links between various files within the manual sets. I can make the links work using a cross-reference easily but it creates an absolute link path. These links will obviously not work when delivered to her customer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there a way to force Frame (and the resulting PDF file) to use a relative path instead? I see where that’s an option using a hyperlink but it seems like it should be possible in a cross-ref. She has literally hundreds of these links to do so I’m trying to find her the easiest way accomplish her task.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note that we are not in a position to write a script at this time and she will be maintaining these manuals for at least the short term anyway.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We appreciate any tips you can provide!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Lisa Freeman</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Publication Support Analyst</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><br>**********************************************************************<br>Confidentiality Notice<br>The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and intended for use only by the person(s) or organization listed in the address. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender at O'Neil & Associates, Inc., immediately. Any copying, dissemination, or distribution of this communication, other than by the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited.<br>**********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>