External Link

 An external link will take a visitor to a web outside of the one you are editing.

1. Highlight the text you want to become the link.
   
   
2. Click the external link  icon.
   
   
3. The external link dialog box opens.
   
   
   • URL - is the Universal Resource Locator of the external web site. This must be fully qualified, for instance "http://www.ieditweb.com".
   • Open in new windows - when checked, the external web site will open in a new window or tab (depending on browser) and the current web page will remain open.
   • Display link message - when checked will cause the visitor to see and accept a message before they go to the external web site. When is is checked, the Link message name field will appear.
   • Link message name - allow you to pick a message the user will see before they go to the external site. This message may be a disclaimer, for instance, that tells the visitor you business is not responsible for the content of the site they are being directed to. You create these messages using the Link Messages feature.
   
   
4. After completing the information click OK.
   

Link to Page

 Link to page will create a link to a page within the current web site. If you are editing a message, this will be a link to the parent site currently being edited.

1. Highlight the text you want to become the link.
   
   
2. Click the link to page  icon.
   
   
3. The Link to Page dialog opens.
   
   • You are presented with the taxonomy (page manager like) display of your web site. Click on and select the page you want your link to go to. If a page has anchors, they will appear under the page. You can select an anchor so the link takes the visitor to a specific location within the page.
     
     
   • Open in new window - when checked will cause the page to be opened in a new window or tab (depending on browser) and the current page will remain open.
   
   
4. After completing the information, press OK.
   

Email Link

 Email Link will create a link to an email address. When the visitor clicks on this link, the default email client will open on their computer with the address provided in the link already entered into the To field.

1. Highlight the text you want to become the link.
   
   
2. Click on the email link  icon.
   
   
   • Email Address is the email address for the link. This is a fully qualified email address like "support@ieditweb.com".
   • Display link message - when checked will cause the visitor to see and accept a message before there email client opens. When is is checked, the Link message name field will appear.
   • Link message name - allow you to pick a message the user will see before their email client opens. You create these messages using the Link Messages feature.
   
   
3. After completing the information click OK.
   

 Note: This feature is provided for completeness and historical reasons. This is NOT a good way to let your visitors contact your business. Spam robots regularly scan web sites to find addresses like these that are embedded in a web site. The better solution is to use the Form Application which will allow you to control what information the user must provide and prevent the exposure of an email address to unscrupulous people.

Anchors

 Anchors act as a bookmark within a page. When creating a Link to Page you can choose an anchor within the target page. When they click the link, the page will be scrolled so the anchor is at the top of the page.

1. Place the cursor at the location in the page where you want the anchor.
   
   
2. Click on the anchor  icon.
   
   
3. The Anchor dialog opens.
   
   Anchor Name - is the name used to identify the anchor. The anchor name can only use lowercase letters and numbers.
   
   
4. After completing the information, Press OK .
   
   

• The anchor will appear as a small anchor icon in the page (figure 2). It will only be visible in the editor. Once the site is published, this anchor will be invisible.
  
  
• Anchors will appear in the Page Manager with an anchor Icon (figure 3). When using the Link to Page feature, you will be able to select the anchor as the target of the link.
  

Break Link

 You can remove a hyperlink regardless of type with the break link feature.

1. Place the cursor over the link you want to break.
   
   
2. Press the break link  icon.
   
   

 Note: When you break a link that spans more than one word,it may only break the link for one word at a time. You may need to select each part of the link one at a time and break each one. In the long run this provides more consistency for the site visitor and makes editing operations more reliable.