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Views for links and lines

Views for links and lines

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Three options are available for viewing links within DoView. These are selected from the View menu at the top of the screen.

 

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For further information on making links see the Section on Links, for information on drawing link lines see the Section on Links and Drawn Lines.

 

Hide links view option does not let you see any link information (either DoView link icons or line and arrow links).
Show links view option only shows the underlying DoView link icons (these only appear when you select a step which is linked to another step). You can view the links to and from any step by clicking on  a step.
Show links and drawn lines view option shows both the underlying DoView link icons when you click on a step and any drawn lines for those links.

 

In the screenshot below, all of the yellow boxes are linked to the blue box at the top. The Hide links view option has been selected from the View menu and no link information at all can be seen regarding the steps on the page.

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In the screenshot below, the Show links only view option has been selected from the View menu. Because the middle step is selected, the DoView link icon in the blue steps shows that the middle yellow step is linked to it. The same would apply if you selected either of the other yellow steps as they are also linked to the blue box at the top.

 

 

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In the screenshot below, the Show links and drawn lines view option has been selected from the View menu. The link icon for the middle yellow box is shown as in the screenshot above, however in this view option, all of the drawn lines for the links are also shown.

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Tip: Remember that you can not have a drawn line without also having an underlying link, but that you can have an underlying link without also having it represented by a drawn line. So in the screenshot below, the drawn line for the link from the right-hand yellow step has been erased (using a right click on the line > Erase line). Because DoVew is in Show links and drawn lines view option, you can see the drawn lines for the two yellow steps on the left and in the middle. In addition, because the right yellow step is highlighted, you can see the link icon for the link between the right-hand yellow step and the top blue step.

 

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When you insert a drawn line link (see links and drawn lines) DoView automatically turns on the Show links and drawn lines mode if it is in any other mode.