I want to be able to use the wall of a building as a kind of bulletin board. On the board I want to be able to embed a Google Sheet, Word Doc or other external file type, so that I can launch the file (or website) with a click. In this way, other team members who are looking at my model can quickly…

[image] Box: GOSU Thanks so much. I’m going to try this out. Looks great. Really appreciate it.

I’ve tried linking a component to a Microsoft Word file. When I select the application to open the file (to associate it), it won’t let me select Word as an application. Does this mean I cannot link anything except PDFs and URLs to components?

Ive never used it, perhaps @indie3d can help you with it.

[image] regmelb: Does this mean I cannot link anything except PDFs and URLs to components? It should work with any files, even Microsoft Word file. Are you using Windows or Mac? [Gosu-1]

Thanks @indie3d . See movie. Sorry about the quality. Max 4mb file upload and this is the only way I know how to do it.

@indie3d Also I just loaded a new doc and selected the extension then SketchUp crashed. I don’t seem to be able to use it now. Maybe it’s because I’m using SketchUp 2019 on a Mac?

@indie3d Good afternoon, thanks for sharing the great GOSU plugin. I want to share a drawing and linked photos with another PC. The photos and drawing are now stored in the same folder and in a few subfolders. Is there a way to make the path to the photos relative rather than absolute so the drawi…

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It should work with any files, even Microsoft Word file.

Are you using Windows or Mac?

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