General

You can use the hyperlink function available in the Control Expert software to create links between your project and external documents.

Hyperlinks are shortcuts to such documents as:

  • installation and wiring diagrams,

  • help screens,

  • miscellaneous notes,

  • images,

  • web pages,

  • etc.

For example, in an operator screen, you can associate an alarm that is displayed on a variable controller to a hyperlink that opens a document explaining the alarm's characteristics.

Hyperlinks and Project Browser

You can create hyperlinks in the project browser. They will be managed like shortcut sheets in a directory.

Example:

NOTE: To drop a hyperlink in a blank user directory, you must press the ‘shift’ key during drag-and-drop.

Hyperlinks and Comments

You can also create hyperlinks from a comment field. A hyperlink in a comment is used to extend the comment to other data outside the controller project which can take on all forms to represent the information.

In the Control Expert functions below, you can create a hyperlink in a comment belonging to:

  • data editor variables,

  • the animation tables,

  • the operator screens,

  • documentation.

Example: