Floating Hyperlink

[Guest]

Is it possible to create a hyperlink that floats, so that it is available to
the user no matter where he/she is in the document? I am working with a
very long Word document that includes one very important table, and I want
the user to be able to access that table with a single click whenever he/she
wants, no matter how far down in the document.

Is this possible?

 

[CyberTaz]

There's no feature that works as you describe - something like this would
have to be designed programatically... but that may not be necessary.

Have you considered possibly using either the Browse Objects button, Split
doc window, or Window>New Window? Also, if more than one table you could
Bookmark the main table & use a custom toolbar button (depending on Word
version) or the Browse Objects feature. The user can return to the prior
location using Shift+F5. The Document Map may also be a viable option if the
doc is formatted using Heading Styles.

These are just a few thoughts... There are probably a number of other
suggestions to come.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the suggestions, I will look at them all!

Also, I was thinking about creating the hyperlink inside a text box and
placing it in the header (but actually in the left margin of the page,
instead of the top). I tried this and it worked, the link now appears in the
same place on every page, which is a decent solution, BUT - it is not an
active link because it is in the header. Is there any way you know of to
make links withing the header/footer active so the user can easily click on
them?

 

[CyberTaz]

AFAIK, no. Header/Footer content is contained in a separate "layer" of the
file (which is why it appears dimmed while working in the text layer &
vice-versa. The H/F stuff is really just being projected into the viewing
space referred to as a 'page'. If I'm wrong about this I'm sure somebody
will step up with a correction