Using the HotLink Command in a Browser Window - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

To use hotlink in a Browser window:

1. Make sure the Hotlink Options are saved in the table metadata (see Selecting a Drawing Command and Making the Map Window Active). (see Selecting a Drawing Command and Making the Map Window Active) in the Help System.
2. Open the table. On the HOME tab, in the File group, click Open, and Table to open the table in a Browser window.
3. If the Hotlink Filename Expression is a table field name, then the corresponding text in the browser field will be underlined. If the Hotlink Filename Expression is complex, then you need to create your hotlink browser field by following these steps:
   1. On the TABLE tab, in the Browser Tools group, click Pick Fields to open the Pick Fields dialog box.
   2. Click the Expression item in the Fields in Table list to open the Expression dialog box.
   3. Type the Hotlink filename expression into the edit control box. Click OK.
   4. Click OK in the Pick Fields dialog box. The text in the new field should be underlined and the Hotlink command enabled.
4. On the TABLE tab, in the Browser Tools group, click Hotlink.
5. Click the underlined text in the browser field to launch the URL or file specified by the text.