General ⇒ hyperlinks to external documents

[cenensw]

Hi,

I would like to make a document with links to external files.
e.g. "I cultivated these cells by using method x"
When one clicks on method X (s)he gets the file (doc or pdf file) with this method displayed in an other window.

I think I have to use the package hyperref? But how do I use it and where should I save all the methods?

I'm rather new to Latex so if possible try to explain in an easy way.
I'm using the Latex version for mac.

Tnx!

[frabjous]

This isn't the way I'd accomplish what you want. You'd have to distribute all the files together and make sure the user kept them all in the same folder, etc. Consider putting the other stuff in an appendix, and just use internal links. (if you don't have the other stuff in .tex format, but only pdf, you could still insert it via the pdfpages package.)

However, if you really want external links to other documents, this other thread is more or less about the same issue, and describes a process that works, at least for me:
http://www.latex-community.org/forum/vi ... =44&t=5107

Never tried this on a mac, but I don't know why it should be different. (There are many versions of LaTeX for macs, however.)

[cenensw]

Actually, your way is indeed a whole lot better! I wasn't aware of the existence of the pdfpages package...

Tnx for the advise!