How to Create and Manage Hotpoint Links in DocuStudio

This article details how to create and manage hotpoint links in DocuStudio. 

Article Topics

• How to Create Hotpoint Links in DocuStudio
• How to Remove Hotpoint Links in DocuStudio

Overview

Hotpoint links allow publishers to link hotpoints, or callouts, to other content, chapters or pages.

NOTE: Hotpoint links targeted to chapters can only be created 
in DocuStudio, through XML or web services.

There are three methods for creating hotpoint links:

1. In Docustudio, when creating and/or editing a page
   • For more information on this process, refer to: How to Create and Manage Hotpoint Links in Documoto.
2. In Documoto > Publisher, after a page has already been published, using the Illustration editor
3. In Documoto > Publisher, leverage the Build Hotpoint Links feature

How to Create Hotpoint Links in Docustudio

1. Login to Docustudio
2. Open the page (.plz) you wish to add hotpoint link(s) to 
3. Identify the item number in BOM that you will be adding a hotpoint link to
4. On the Page tab, click on the 'Hotpoint Links'  button 
5. The 'Hotpoint Links' modal will pop-up
6. Click Add 
7. In the 'Item' field, input the BOM item number you identified in step #3 
8. In the ‘Type’ drop-down, select:
   • Media: requires a media identifier to create the hotpoint link
   • Chapter: requires a media identifier and a chapter name to create the hotpoint link
   • Page: requires a page filename and page name to create the hotpoint link; alternatively you can click Browse Server to search for an existing page in your Documoto tenant or click Browse Computer to search your local computer for a .plz file 
9. Click Save
10. The 'Hotpoint Links' modal will now contain a list of all hotpoint link(s) for the page 
11. Click the [X] icon to exit
12. Note: hotpoints with links will change from a circle to square   

How to Remove Hotpoint Links in Docustudio

1. Login to Docustudio.
2. Open the page (.plz) you wish to add hotpoint link(s) to 
3. In the bill of materials, identify the item number that should be converted back to a standard hotpoint. 
4. On the 'Page' tab, click on the 'Hotpoint Links' button 
5. The ‘Hotpoint Links’ modal will pop-up
6. Select the link you wish to delete by clicking on it.
7. Click Remove
8.  
9. Click the [X] icon to exit the Hotpoint Links window.