Click any of these topics:

• Links
• Buttons
• Hotspots
• Sections

A link connects to other documents, views, folders, or applications, depending on the type of link:

Application link

Document link

View or folder link

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

Do any of the following to open a link:

Task	Procedure
Return to the original document	When you finish viewing the document, application, view or folder that you linked to, press Esc to return to the original document that included the link.
Display the destination for the link	Hold the cursor over the link to display the destination in the status bar. (This does not work if the document that includes the link is in edit mode.)
Open the view that contains the document that a document link is pointing to	Right-click the document link, and click Open View
Open the application that contains the document that a document link is pointing to	Right-click the document link, and click Open Application
Open the application that contains the view that a view link is pointing to	Right-click the view link, and click Open Application
Open a link in a new window	Right-click the link, and click Open in New Window
Bookmark a link	Right-click the link, and click Create Bookmark from Link
Open the view that the current open document is in, without closing the document (for documents opened using a doclink)	Click View > Go up to Parent View

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Buttons

A button is a graphic that performs a Lotus Notes action when you click it. For example, a button can automatically send a mail message or open an application.

To activate a button click 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 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 Lotus 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.
• Click 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 applications
Creating and customizing buttons
Creating, formatting, and removing hotspots
Creating and customizing sections
To turn URLs into hotspots

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