Insert a link in an element

 

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We can insert links into elements containing an HTML or rich text field using the Insert Link button.

The Insert Link button can only be used to insert a link, not edit a link. To edit a link, either edit the text inserted by the Insert Link button, or delete the link and insert a new link. To edit the text of a link in a rich text element, view the rich text element in HTML mode.

  1. Click Insert Link

  2. Select one of the following Link types:

    Option Description
    Content, file or image You select this to a create a link to a content item, file resource component or image component. Click Select Content, File or Image to select the content item, file resource component or image component to create a link to.
    Existing Link Component You select this to create a link to a link component. Click Select Existing Link Component to select the link component to create a link to.
    External URL You select this to create a link to an external URL. Enter the URL in the External URL field.

  3. Select a link display type:

    Option Description
    Text You select this to display the link as text.

    • Use name of linked item: You select this to use the title of the item being linked to as the link text.

    • Link text: Enter the text to use as the link text.

    Image Component You select this to display the link as an image. Click Select Image to select an image component to use as the link image.

  4. Enter a description of the link by selecting either:

    Option Description
    Use description of linked item You select this to use the description of the item being linked to as the link description.
    Enter description You select this to enter the text to use as the link description.

  5. Enter an optional query string. We can use a query string entered here as a search parameter in a menu element. For example, you could enter this query string: myquery=shoes We can then specify "myquery" as a search parameter in a menu element.

  6. Select a link target:

    Option Description
    New Window You select this to open the link in a new browser window.
    Parent You select this to open the link in the parent frameset of the frame the link appears in, replacing the entire frameset.
    Self You select this to open the link in the current frame, replacing the content in that frame.
    Top You select this to open the link in the current browser window, replacing all frames.

  7. Click OK.

 

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