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HOW TO DRAW DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS (cont'd)

When you link two SmartDraw files, the link created between them is absolute, not relative. (A link to a file on your hard drive will look something like this: C://SmartDraw Files/Project X/dataflow2.sdr instead of a relative link: dataflow2.sdr) In order to share your files with others, you can either save your files to a network drive or save and publish them as web pages. If you save your diagrams on a network, make sure you go to Network Neighborhood or My Network Places to find the appropriate directory instead of using your local mapped drives.

You can use this hyperlink function to open any kind of file, including text documents, spreadsheets, web pages, or even to launch a program!