Creating Links

Description

The following instructions will help you through the process of adding a link to a topic page, category, or body of product. The link can direct the user to another page, another site, or even a document

Skill Level:

Basic user

Requirements:

You will need to have administration access to the site. Have you text or image ready to go already inserted in the body before starting.

Sample Screenshot:

Directions:

1. Log in
2. Click the “Administration” button at the top of the page
3. In the Left menu, navigate to the category, product (full description), or topic page that the link will be added to
4. Highlight the text or image that you would like to be a clickable link
5. Click “Insert” then “insert link” in the dropdown
6. If you are inserting an internal link:
1. In the URL field, enter: /yourPageName
2. In the Text to display, verify that it is correct or modify as needed
3. In the target dropdown, leave it as none
7. If you are inserting an external link:
1. In the URL field, paste the web address
2. In the Text to display, verify that it is correct or modify as needed
3. In the target dropdown, change to “New window”
8. If you are inserting a document link:
1. Click on the folder next to the URL field
2. Click “Add file” button
3. Click “Choose Files”
4. Navigate to the file (some possible file types accepted: .pdf, .xlsx, .txt) and click “open”
5. Click “upload”
6. If it is too large, the bar will turn red with an error. Please resize, then try again. If it turns green, click “cancel” your document will now show in the window.
7. In the Text to display, verify that it is correct or modify as needed
8. In the target dropdown, change to “New window”
9. click the document, then “select”
9. Then click “ok”
10. Align as needed, then save.