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This works very similarly to our Drupal 7 sites.
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1) Type and select your text
First, select the text you want to be linked and click on the "Link" icon, which looks like a chain.
2) Paste your link url, or select your PDF doc
Now we can add a link to another page on our site, to a pdf or doc, and/or to a page on someone else's site.
Step 1: Select the Text to be Linked
The first thing you'll do is highlight the text where you want to add a link. You have two choices of icons for linking, depending on whether you are linking to a document/file on the server:
Or if you are linking to an email address or a web page (either on your website or on another website).
We have instructions on adding different types of links below (file, URL, email, etc.).
Types of Links You Can Add
You can add links to any file or page on your site, an e-mail address, or a link to any file or page on any external site. Here are some helpful hints about how to approach each case
Adding a Link to an E-mail Address
Step 1: Type Text or E-mail Address to be Linked
- Type in the text that you want linked to the e-mail address, then highlight that text.
Note: You may type an actual e-mail address or use other text if you don't want the e-mail address visible on the screen. In this case I'm not printing the actual e-mail address to the screen. - Click the "Link" icon.
Step 2: Enter the Link
- To create a link that will open your local e-mail program you simply enter the URL as: "mailto:email@website.com"
- Make sure to replace the e-mail address "email@website.com" with whatever e-mail you want the link to send to. The "mailto:" command is what opens the e-mail program on an individual computer.
- Save the e-mail link by clicking on the green checkmark
Step 3: Save
Save your content by clicking on the Save button at the bottom of the page. You can now test the e-mail link.
Adding a Link to a Page Within Your Site
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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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
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Step 3: Select Everything After the .edu
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Step 4: Enter the Link
- Go back to the page you are adding a link to, and paste the url, including the leading slash "/", in the field.
- Click on the green checkmark to Save the link.
Step 5: Save
Click on the Save button at the bottom of the page and test the link.
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Adding a Link to a PDF or
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A) From the Link prompt, select "Open File Browser."
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Another Document 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 "file link" icon.
Step 2: Select the Document
This opens up IMCE, the File Manager/Uploader. 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.
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The file will now be linked to.
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Step 3: Save
Save
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the link.
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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.
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.
Step 3: Select Entire URL
In this example, I
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B) Copy the whole url and paste it.
This should include the "http://" part when you paste it.
C) Paste the entire url.
Save your Link, the Page, and test your link.
3) Save your link and test it
If you haven't done so already, Save the link, your page, and test the new link to be sure it works. The example below is where I made a link to the Directory, but you should test any link you add, internal, external or to a PDF.
Step 4: Enter the Link
- Go back to the page you are adding a link to, and paste the entire url, including the leading https://
- Save the link by clicking on the green checkmark.
Step 5: Save
Then save your content and test the link.
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