Hyperlink option disabled in IBA 2.0

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Hyperlink option disabled in IBA 2.0

Hi

I'm trying to add hyperlinks in my text to act as cross-references. I can add a bookmark as the target, but when I highlight the text elsewhere to act as the link and go Insert > Hyperlink none of the 4 options are available. They'll all greyed out.

In the Link Inspector, the check box to enable hyperlinks is also disabled. The only thing I can click here is the checkbox saying Make all hyperlinks inactive.

I originally tried link from the text on a section layout (depending on the template, sometimes set as Objectives - definitely not H1 or H2) to a place in a page. Then I tried linking from Heading 1 text on a page to body text elsewhere. Neither option worked.

Is this a bug in iBooks Author 2.0?

iBooks Author 2.0-OTHER, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Nov 11, 2012 7:53 PM

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Answer 1

vinnyvg

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Nov 12, 2012 5:15 PM in response to gadgetgurl42

I am not sure what your problem is.. but as nobody has profered any suggestions.

I just opened a text box - wrote link test, selected.- Insert> ( the four options offered - I selected Bookmark and it opened the inspector showing bookmark. The text link was underlined and blue!

I repeated using any word on the page... no problems.

In the inspector I selected Bookmark and went to the Book column right of screen - clicked on a page and in the inspector clicked the + and it inserted " Bookmark" and the page number I had selected.

First time I tried this!! now I have to find a use for it!

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K T

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Nov 12, 2012 7:02 PM in response to gadgetgurl42

What Vinny failed to say was that your issue seems atypical.

You may want to reinstall iBA, and if still no joy, contact Apple/iBA support for clarity.

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K T

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Nov 12, 2012 7:02 PM in response to vinnyvg

Vinny - are you suggesting the OP isn't using the tool right or that you've not seen the same, or?

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Answer 4

vinnyvg

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Nov 13, 2012 4:10 AM in response to K T

My post shows what I did to create a text link using the Insert > Hyperlink > Bookmark option.

gadgetgurl42 said he could not make an active link. I had no trouble. So to anwser your question.. I did not see what he saw! Which was a greyed out set of insert options.

I did not say he was doinbg anything wrong, I simply tried to do what he wanted ... and then explained how I did it.

While my post shows its possible , if he /she cannot do it then your post about a re install is sound advice.

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