- View and Repair Broken Links
- View and Repair Broken Links
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- As you develop content, you want to ensure that there are no broken links between documents. In most cases, broken links result when linked documents are deleted and not available.
- The Related Documents, Derived Documents, and Broken Links toolpanes are empty if you select multiple documents from either the Library or Outline Editor. Select only ONE document to display the appropriate results.
- Note:
- To help you track the state of links between documents, you can display the Broken Links toolpane from the Library or any document editor and repair broken links for selected documents. For example:
- If you are working in the Library, select one document to view its broken links.
- If you open a document in an editor (other than the Outline Editor) such as a web page or glossary, broken links are displayed for the open document.
- If you are working in the Outline Editor, the results are based on the selected document. For example, if you select the root document in the Outline Editor, broken links are displayed for all documents that appear in the outline as well as any related documents. As you select other documents in the outline, broken links are displayed for the selected document and child documents as well as their related documents.
- The Broken Links toolpane displays the document you have selected or opened in an editor. If there are broken links for the selected document they automatically appear in the toolpane once a document is selected or opened. The Name column shows the related documents that have broken links and the Broken Link column identifies the document to which the link is broken.
- If the broken link is the result of a deleted document, you see the
- Note:
- Link to Package File
- A broken link cannot be detected when you have a document that links to a file in a Package and the file is then deleted from the Package.
- Multi-user Considerations
- Broken links can happen for several reasons, and, in most cases, can result from working offline. For this reason, it is recommended that if you do work offline and establish links between documents, you should periodically go back online and check in your work.
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- To view broken links:
- Display the Broken Links toolpane.
- Select ONE document that you want to review from the Library or Outline Editor.