Available in: Ribbon > Output > External link

The External links overview dialog box contains an overview of the documents for which an external link was created. You can edit or delete the external links. The list is divided into the following columns:

Type: You see which type of document the respective external link is in the Type column.

Name: You see the short name of the document to which the external link refers in the Name column.

Created on: You see when the external link was created in the Created on column.

Available until: You see how long the external link is available in the Available until column. If a time is not specified, the link can be accessed indefinitely.

Access count: The Access count column tells you how many times the external link can be accessed. If a number is not entered, the link can be accessed an unlimited number of times. Every time the external link is accessed, the number of times it can be accessed again decreases.

Created by: You see which user created the external link in the Created by column.

The dialog box has the following buttons:

Go to: The Go to button takes you straight to the respective document.

Open in read-only mode: Click Open in read-only mode to open the respective document in an external application.

Edit external link: Use the Edit external link button to open the Edit external link dialog box. You can change the settings of the selected external link here.

Delete external link: Use the Delete external link button remove the selected external link. The external link is initially marked red. The link is deleted once you close the dialog box via the OK button. If you close the dialog box with the Cancel button, the delete action is reversed.

OK: Click OK to apply your changes and to close the dialog box.

Cancel: Click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving the changes.