Applications folders

[Ajay]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if it is posible to add a non-Excel derivative file into the Applications folders ?

I want to simply drop a pdf training manual there so that my users can get to it easily, but it seems that the only external files I can add, are .xls, .rux or .xdi

Any help greatly appreciated

Ajay

[Martin Ryan]

Depends on your version I think. Early versions could only have Excel, but later versions can have Word docs, PDFs, and I think pretty much anything.

Martin

[Alan Kirk]

Does anyone know if it is posible to add a non-Excel derivative file into the Applications folders ?

I want to simply drop a pdf training manual there so that my users can get to it easily, but it seems that the only external files I can add, are .xls, .rux or .xdi

Any help greatly appreciated

Unfortunately Martin's correct; the ability to add non-Excel documents came in in version 9.1. It's mentioned in the 9.1 release notes. (is_document_1492_Applix91WhatsNew.pdf, page 11.) Since you're on 9.0, you're out of luck.

[Alan Kirk]

Depends on your version I think. Early versions could only have Excel, but later versions can have Word docs, PDFs, and I think pretty much anything.

Except the ability to hyperlink to them from inside a web sheet.

(Cool new avatar, by the way...)

[kpk]

"Except the ability to hyperlink to them from inside a web sheet."

Or...
I inserted the manuals into Excel as an object at one of our client in 9.0.
It was not the most beautiful solution but worked.
From 9.1 you can upload anything.

Regards,
Peter

[Ajay]

Thanks fellas

We're moving onto 9.5 in a couple of months so I shall hold tight until then

Thanks for your help

Ajay

[Wim Gielis]

"Except the ability to hyperlink to them from inside a web sheet."

Or...
I inserted the manuals into Excel as an object at one of our client in 9.0.
It was not the most beautiful solution but worked.
From 9.1 you can upload anything.

Regards,
Peter

On a 9.0 SP3 system, I also made a documentation in Excel. With screenshots and the like. It worked but can't say it's an elegant solution

Wim