Reference to external resources

Additional references can be attached to a shape through resource icon References, such as inserting a file, a folder and a URL. After that, you can open and view the inserted references through resource icon References.

Adding external resources

Adding a file reference

1. Move the mouse over a shape to add reference, click the resource icon References and select Add File... from the pop-up menu.
   

   Click Add File...

2. When the specification dialog box pops out, enter the referenced file path or select the file path by clicking ... button. You may also enter the description for the file in Description.
   

   Enter file reference path

3. Click OK button to confirm the creation for file.

Adding a folder reference

1. Move the mouse over a shape to add reference, click the resource icon References and select Add Folder... from the pop-up menu.
   

   Click Add Folder...

2. When the specification dialog box pops out, click the ... button in Path to select a folder path.
   

   Click the ... button

3. When Select Directory dialog box pops out, select a folder to be referenced and click OK button.
4. You may enter the description for the folder. Finally, click OK button to confirm the creation for folder.

Adding a URL reference

1. Move the mouse over a shape to add reference, click the resource icon References and select Add URL... from the pop-up menu.
   

   Click Add URL...

2. When the specification dialog box pops out, enter the URL path. You may also enter the URL name and the description for the URL.

   Enter URL path

3. Click OK button to confirm the creation for URL.

Opening external resources

Move the mouse over a shape to open reference, click the resource icon References and select an external resource from the pop-up menu.

If you select a URL reference to open, it will be opened by default web browser. If you select a file reference to open, it will be opened by your system with the program used to open this kind of file. If you select a folder reference to open, it will be opened by your system automatically.

Open a URL reference

Editing references

1. Move the mouse over a shape and press it resource icon References  and select Edit References... from the pop-up menu.
2. When the specification dialog box pops out, double click on the row of reference you want to enter its description or modify it.
3. Enter the description or modify it under Description column.
   

   Enter the description

4. Finally, click Enter button to confirm editing.

Removing a reference

1. Move the mouse over a shape which has references, click its resource icon References and select Edit References... from the pop-up menu.
2. When the specification dialog box pops out, select a reference to be removed on the list and press Remove button to delete the selected reference.
   

   Select a reference to remove

3. Finally, click OK button to confirm the reference removal.