Changing the Target of External Xref to Another External Target in an Existing Document

To call up the Change External Xref Dialog, choose DITA > Insert External Xref or click the Insert External Xref button on the toolbar.

The Change External Xref Dialog will appear.

Figure 1. Change External Xref Dialog.

In the Change External Xref Dialog, specify the target file one of these ways:

1. Select an existing file.

   From the Files list, select a file.

   
   
   
   
   
   Note:

   To filter the files by type, select a type from the File type drop-down list.

2. Enter the path to an existing file or URL manually.

   1. In the Path field, type the path to the target file or URL .

      
      
      
      
      
      Note:

      URLs must start with " http://", e.g. http://www.syntext.com.

      Note:

      It is also possible to type the reference to anything within a topic, using the following format: filename.xml#topicid/elementid.

   2. Press Enter to apply the typed path.

      
      
      
      
      

From the Targets list, select the target.

Note:

You can see the list of available targets in the current document.

To filter the targets by type, select a type from the Show types drop-down list.

1. Select a format.
   From the Format drop-down list, select one of the following:

   • dita

   • html

   • pdf

   • ditamap

   Note:

   If you've typed a URL , e.g. http://www.syntext.com, and pressed Enter, the format attribute automatically gets the value html.

2. Select a scope.
   From the Scope drop-down list, select one of the following:

   • local

   • peer

   • external