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If you want to link to a page on your own site (an internal link), follow these instructions to get the url of the page to which you want to link. 

Step 1: Type text to be linked

Type in the text that you want linked then highlight that text.  Then click the "link" icon. 

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Open your site in a second tab or window and navigate to the page you want to link to. 

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3:  Select everything after the .edu part.

In this example, I am going to link to our directory page located at http://anth.franklin.uga.edu/directory/all. Because this page is internal to my site, I only need the part of the URL that is after the domain name. I will select ONLY /directory/all. 

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Go back to the page you are adding a link to, and paste the url, including the leading slash "/", in the field.

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5: Save

Save the link, and then save your content and test the link.

Linking to a PDF or another doc on your site

Step 1: Type text to be linked

Type in the text that you want linked then highlight that text.  Then click the "link" icon. 

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From the Link prompt, instead of pasting a URL in the field, you will click the link that says "Open File Browser."

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This opens up IMCE, the File Manager/Uploader. Step 2: Locate the file you want to link to. 

You can browse for an existing file, or you can click the upload button to get one from your computer. Once you have selected a file, hit the "Select" link.

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The file will now be linked to.

Step 3: Save

Save the link, and then save your page, content and test your the link.

Linking to a page on another website

If you want to link to a page on an external site, follow these instructions to get the url of the page to which you want to link. 

Step 1: Type text to be linked

Type in the text that you want linked then highlight that text.  Then click the "link" icon. 

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Step 2: Open a new window to get the link

Open your site in a second tab or window and navigate to the page you want to link to. 

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entire URL

In this example, I am going to link to the UGA Graduate School site  located at http://grad.uga.edu. Because this page is external from my site, I only need the whole URL.



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4: Enter the link

Go back to the page you are adding a link to, and paste the whole entire url, including the "leading http://" part when you paste it.

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5: Save

Save the link, and then save your content and test the link.

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