Links

This page describes for web editors in the School of Pharmacy how to edit hyperlinks in a website built by the Office of Communications.

About links and anchors

A link is a hyperlink to either a different page or an anchor. An anchor is a position on a page to which a link can jump. These are the tools that enable you to control links and anchors:

Left to right: Link, Unlink, and Anchor

A link can also reveal hidden info. See Accordions.

Add a link

Select the text that you want to link to a different page.
Select the Link button. A Link dialog appears with options for Link Type and Link.

Select a link type, then specify the link:

Select this link type	to specify a link to	then
Internal path	a different page on the same site	in the Link field, begin typing the title of the other page in the same site. An autocomplete popup appears. Select the correct page from the list, then select OK.
URL	a different page on a different site	specify the protocol and URL in the fields provided, then select OK.
Link to anchor in the text	an anchor on the current page	select the anchor from the picklist that appears.
E-mail	an email address	specify the email address in the field that appears. Optionally specify a subject or body, then select OK.

About email address links

E-mail addresses do not need to be manually hyperlinked. The system automatically creates the appropriate hyperlink.
Do not set an email address hyperlink on a name or anything other than an email address. Why? People who see a link on a name expect the link to go to a profile page. People who see a link on an email address expect the link to create a new email to that person. Setting email address links only on email addresses reinforces this web convention and reduces or eliminates frustration.
Why our email address links appear all-lowercase: Some people prefer upper camel case email addresses and these addresses still work fine because nearly all email servers treat addresses case-insensitively. But all-lowercase is more traditional, more common, easier to communicate over the phone, and easier and faster to type, especially on a mobile device. The benefits of all-lowercase far outweigh the benefits of camel case. This also provides visual case consistency, especially when many email addresses appear in the same area of a page.

Change a link

Do either of the following:

Double-click the link
OR
Select the link or click once within the linked text, then select the Link button.

The Link dialog appears, enabling you to change its settings.

Remove a link

Select the link or click once within the linked text, then select the Unlink button. Blue linked text changes to black unlinked text to indicate that the link has been removed.

Add an anchor

Place your cursor at the desired location of the anchor.
Select the Anchor button. An Anchor Properties dialog appears.
Specify a short name for the anchor. Space characters may not be used. If a word separator is needed, use the dash character.
Select OK. A red flag icon appears at the desired location, and this icon represents the anchor.

Change an anchor

Do either of the following:

Double-click the anchor
OR
Right-click the anchor, then select Edit Anchor.

The Anchor Properties dialog appears, enabling you to change the anchor’s name.

Remove an anchor

Right-click the anchor, then select Remove Anchor.