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Insert Page Link

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Insert Page Link is used to add an off-page symbol. This can then be connected to a net to show that the net continues on another page. This page link acts as a hyperlink and can be used to quickly jump to the indicated pages (i.e. to make the page current).

Shortcuts

Default Keys: None

Default Menu: Insert

Command: Insert Page Link

Locating this option

Available from: Insert menu > Page Link option

How To Insert A Page Link Symbol using the Insert Signal Ref Dialog

Look In

Use this to choose a documentation symbol library to search for the required signal reference. The library list is set up in Library Folders in the library manager. Two special entries exist:

Use [All Libraries] to choose from symbols in all of the documentation symbol libraries. If the same symbol is in more than one library, the first found will be used, so library order is important.

Use [Current Design] to choose from the signal references already added to the design.

If the Vault is in use, the drop-down list will additionally include Vault entries. Each Vault folder that contains documentation symbols will be listed and the special entry [Vault Only] allows all signal references from the Vault to be exclusively viewed.

Which Symbols

Use the Filter box to enter a string containing the ”*” or ”?” wildcard characters to filter the list to only matching names e.g. “A*“. Use the No. Pins box to limit the matching symbols to those of a set number of pins (blank means any pin count). press Apply to alter the list of names accordingly. The number that matched the filters is shown in the dialog.

Symbol

This listbox contains the symbol names to choose from. Select the one required. The number of pins on the selected symbol is displayed in the Pins box.

Type

This dropdown allows you to select SCM Doc Symbols that have been saved or created using a Type. From the list, you can choose from All, Bus Reference, Net Label, Page Link, All and Signal Reference. This enables you to refine the selection for the type required at the time. Other SCM Doc Symbol types are added through their own menu item on the Insert menu.

Preview

Use this to optionally display what the symbol will look like when added to the design.

How To Add A Page Link

  1. Select the item you wish to add the link to, or select nothing if the link is to be added to the schematics page itself.

  2. From the Insert Signal Ref dialog, choose Page Link from the Type dropdown list. Select the Page Link required and press OK. The Choose Page dialog will appear from which to choose the page to link to:

  3. Choose the page from the list of names in the schematic, or type the name of a future page to be linked to.

  4. Position the link over a Connection or Bus.

  5. Press OK to add the page link to the design.

If you want the net linked to two (or more) pages then add multiple page link symbols, place them on top of each other and reposition the page link attributes so that you can see them all. Whichever attribute you double click on will define the page that it will jump to.

If you wish to change the pages defined by the Page Link, right click the mouse on the Page Link and from the context menu. use Change Page Link to change the link to the page required.

Documentation Symbol Types | Insert Signal Reference | Change Page Link | Properties - Documentation Symbols

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