Stamping Links to Other Files
Written by Drew Holliday
Updated at October 14th, 2021
PlayerLync provides a capability to link pieces of content inside the application to other content inside the application. You can retrieve videos, documents and even links to websites from within a base document using this feature. This feature enables end-users the ability to quickly get to related resources without having to constantly be closing and opening other files inside PlayerLync.
*Important to note: For links to work within the PlayerLync ecosystem, the linked PDF documents must be published as content (though the content can be hidden if desired).
Scenario 1: Link from a PDF to a Video (using a device)
- Publish your base PDF to devices
- Open the base PDF on your device
- Use the Insert menu item at the bottom of the screen
- If you previously had a video open in the application, you can use the Last Viewed Video option. Otherwise if you want to select a different video to link to, use the Select Video option and choose your video.
- Tap on the screen where you want the link to reside
- You can now resize, hold/drag to move the link around, or share the link with another Member
- Note: You will need to share the new object (video stamp) with others before they will see it on their device
- To do this, tap on the video stamp after created then select share and go through that process
(Learn more here: Sharing Annotations)
- To do this, tap on the video stamp after created then select share and go through that process
- Note: You will need to share the new object (video stamp) with others before they will see it on their device
Scenario 2: Link from a PDF to a Video (using a computer)
- Begin by opening the document on your computer
- Create an object or some text you want to act as your link placeholder on the document
- Using the AdminPortal navigate to the Publish menu and to the location of your video
- Right-click on the video filename and choose File Properties
- Scroll down to the Linking/Embedding section and copy the FULL LINK for the video
- Use that URL to make your hyperlink on the object or text created in step 2
- Publish the file with the link to devices
- Once the file has published to your device, you should be able to now open the file and tap on that hyperlink to play the video from the document. When you tap DONE after watching the video you will be taken back to the document.
- Note: You will not have any annotation tools when viewing a document through a link like this
- For a complete list of approved publishing file types: Publishing File Types
Scenario 3: Link from a PDF to a PDF or other document (using a computer)
- Begin by opening the document on your computer
- Create an object or some text you want to act as your link placeholder on the document
- Using the AdminPortal navigate to the Publish menu and to the location of the document you want to link to
- Right-click on the document filename and choose File Properties
- Scroll down to the Linking/Embedding section and copy the DIRECT LINK for the document
- Use that URL to make your hyperlink on the object or text created in step 2
- Publish the file with the link to devices
- Once the file has published to your device, you should be able to now open the file and tap on that hyperlink to view the second document. When you tap DONE after viewing the file you will be taken back to the first document.
- Note: You will not have any annotation tools when viewing a document through a link like this
- For a complete list of approved publishing file types: Publishing File Types
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