Use a link element

 

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When using a link element, you select an item or URL to create a link to, and the define how the link will be displayed.

To use a link element, first add a link element to a site, site area, content item or authoring template, or create a link component.

  1. Select one of the following Link types:

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

  2. Select a link display type:

    Option Description
    Text Display the link as text.

    • Use name of linked item: Use the title of the item being linked to as the link text.

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

    Image Component Display the link as an image. Click Select Image to select an image component to use as the link image.

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

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

  4. 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.

  5. Select a link target:

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

  6. Enter additional attributes, such as style sheet classes or javascript. These are used as if entering an attribute in a "<a href=" "></a>" tag. For example, a style sheet class would be referenced as follows: class="classname"

  7. Select...

    When managing references, do not allow this link to be cleared

    ...to prevent a link element from being cleared when managing references. A user will only be able to replace a link.

 

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Link element