If the URL is in the text of the document

If you have a URL listed in your document and want to make it "live" in the generated HTML (but not in the FrameMaker file or a PDF file generated from the FrameMaker file), you can use the WebJump character style. Here's how:

  1. In your FrameMaker documents, create a unique character tag (you could call it WebJump). This character tag does not need any formatting; you can set all of its properties to As Is. The tag identifies URLs that need to be converted.
  2. Apply the new character style to the URLs in the text in your FrameMaker documents. For example, apply it to http://www.quadralay.com. (But make sure that you do not apply it to the period at the end of that sentence, or the period will be part of the hyperlink.)
  3. Save your FrameMaker document and regenerate your WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition project.
  4. The new character tag (WebJump) is now listed in your character mappings. It should automap to the WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition WebJump style, but check this and map it if necessary.
  5. If your character tag name did not automap, regenerate the project.

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