Insert a link in an element

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

1. Click the Insert Link button.

2. To add a link to a URL, either type or paste the URL in the Type a URL field.

   The inserted URL is rendered relative to the URL of the site area of the currently rendered content item. Internet protocols (such as Http://) should be added at the beginning of the inserted link if an absolute URL is intended to be rendered.

3. To add a link to web content, an image component, a file component or an existing link component, click Browse Content.

   1. Select the library the item is stored in.

   2. Select the item to link to.

   3. Click OK

4. To add a link to a document in the current place, click Browse Libraries.

   1. Select the library the document is stored in.

   2. Select the document to link to.

   3. Click OK

5. Select a link display type:

   Text

   We select this to display the link as text.

   • Use name of linked item: We 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. To enter text we must unselect Use name of linked item.

   Image Component

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

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

   Use description of linked item

   We select this to use the description of the item being linked to as the link description.

   Enter description

   We select this to enter the text to use as the link description. To enter a description we must unselect Use description of linked item.

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

8. Select a link target:

   Name

   We select this to specify the name of the link target.

   New Window

   We select this to open the link in a new browser window.

   None

   Select this to specify no link target.

   Parent

   We select this to open the link in the parent frameset of the frame the link appears in, replacing the entire frameset.

   Self

   We select this to open the link in the current frame, replacing the content in that frame.

   Top

   We select this to open the link in the current browser window, replacing all frames.

9. Click OK.

Parent Work with element designs

Related concepts:

Page layout
Page layout
Entering HTML
Define authoring tools
Define menu element formatting options
Define navigator element design options
Define a page navigator
Define a Personalization rule
Use the rich text element
Create a search results design
Define taxonomy component properties
Define component designs for different users