◄Example► ◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ─────Using Formatting Flags for Links─────────────────────────────────────── You can use the \a and \v formatting flags to define explicit links. The \a flag is used to anchor a position where a "hot spot" for a link starts. The \v flag is used to insert invisible text. This invisible text contains the context you are linking to. Linking from a Single Word If you want to link from a single word to another topic, you do not need to use the \a flag. Simply insert the context string you are linking to immediately following the word, enclosing the string in string flag immediately following the word you want to link from. Following the flag, insert a context string for the topic you want to link to. The second \v flag marks the end of the context string──that is, the end of the invisible text. Linking from a Phrase If you want to link from a phrase, you must use the \a flag to define a hot spot. Use the \a flag at the beginning of the hot spot. The first \v flag──that is, the beginning of invisible text──marks the end of the hot spot. For example, the following text links from "several words" to a topic with context string "string": several words NOTE: A link must fit entirely on one line. You cannot continue invisible or anchored text over a line break. -♦-