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How to link text or an image to an external website How to link text or an image to an email address How to link text or an image to another page How to link to a file (i.e. PDF or MS Word) How to link an image to a larger version of itself (linking thumbnails to full size images) How to create an anchor link

How to link text or an image to an external website Highlight the text or image you wish to link from. Click the Create web link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. This will bring up the Add Web Link pop up pictured below. Enter the web address to use for the link, then click Create link. [ top of page ]

How to link text or an image to an email address Highlight the text or image you want to link to an email address. Click the Create email link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. This will bring up the Add Email Web Link pop up as pictured below. Enter the email address to use for the link, then click Create link. [ top of page ]

How to link text or an image to another page Highlight the text or image you want to link to another page. Click the Create page link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. This will bring up a Create Page Link pop up as pictured below. Select the page you want to link to. You may also add a Title and an Anchor (see instructions below for adding an anchor link). [ top of page ]

How to link to a file (i.e. PDF or MS Word) To link to a file you first need to upload it by dragging it into the uploaded files folder in the Website Uploads folder (see ???? for further information on uploading files). Highlight the text or image you want to link the file to. Click the Create file link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. This will bring up the File listing pop up pictured below. Your files will appear in this pop up. Click on the file you want to link to and then click Create link. [ top of page ]

How to link an image to a larger version of itself (linking thumbnails to full size images) Highlight the image you want to link to a larger image. Click the Insert photo link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. This will bring up the Create photo link pop up pictured below. Click on the image you want to link to, then click Create photo link. Your larger image will be displayed on your live site in a pop up as shown below. [ top of page ]

How to create an anchor link The purpose of the anchor is to allow you to jump to a specific part of the page. When you link to an anchor, the browser will jump directly to that point on the page. We have to give each anchor a unique name. First you need to insert the anchor symbol where you want the anchor link to jump to. Place you curser at this point then click the Create anchor link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. This will bring up the Insert anchor pop up pictured below. Give the anchor a name then click Insert Anchor. The anchor symbol will now be displayed. You need to highlight the text from which your anchor will link and then click the Create page link toolbar button as highlighted in red below. Select the page you are working on, and fill in the Anchor field with the name you gave the anchor. Click Create page link . [ top of page ]

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