What are Relative Hyperlinks?
A relative hyperlink contains only a portion of the information Visio needs in order to locate the target of the hyperlink. To reach the target object, Visio must combine the partial information in the relative link with the hyperlink base, as shown below. Example 1 If a relative hyperlink consists of contact_us.html and the Hyperlink Base contains http://www.harvardcomputing.com/html/ the resulting URL is http://www.harvardcomputing.com/html/contact_us.html Example 2 If a relative hyperlink consists of \Payroll\Salary worksheet.xls and the Hyperlink Base contains R:\Finance and Admin\Accounting the resulting path is R:\Finance and Admin\Accounting\Payroll\Salary worksheet.xls For suggestions about when to use relative hyperlinks refer to Choosing a Link Type. Creating Relative Hyperlinks Refer to Creating Relative Hyperlinks and Using Relative Hyperlinks as well as Sharing TaskMaps. Hint: The choice of Relative or Absolute path is not available until you have saved your TaskMap for th
