Links

  The ‘Insert/Edit Link’ button is used to create links to internal pages and media files, external pages, email addresses and anchors.

The process for inserting a hyperlink differs depending on the type of hyperlink you wish to create.

Link to a page in Brand Toolbox

1. Select the text that will form the hyperlink.
2. Click the Insert/Edit Link button to launch the link properties dialog box.
3. Select a page from the Content tab to link to.
4. By default when selecting an internal page, the Title field will automatically be entered for your convenience. You can change the default text by re-entering the text. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
5. In the Target field, select how the target window / frame will open the link. As a rule, all internal links should: Open in This Window/Frame
   
   There are four options:
• Open in This Window/Frame — Link will open in the same browser tab.
• Open in New Window (_blank) — Link will open in a new browser tab.
• Open in Parent Window/Frame (_parent) — N/A.
• Open in Top Frame (Replaces All Frames) (_top) — N/A.
6. Click Insert.
   
   

Link to a page on another website

1. Select the text that will form the hyperlink.
2. Click the Insert/Edit Link button to launch the link properties dialog box.
3. In the Url field, enter the full URL of the web page you wish to link to.
4. In the Title field, enter the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
5. In the Target field, select how the target window / frame will open the link. As a rule, all external links should: Open in New Window (_blank)
6. Click Insert.
   
   

Link to a media file in Brand Toolbox

1. Select the text that will form the hyperlink.
2. Click the Insert/Edit Link button to launch the link properties dialog box.
3. Select a media file from the Media tab to link to.
4. In the Title field, enter the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
5. In the Target field, select how the target window / frame will open the link. As a rule, all document links should: Open in New Window (_blank)
6. Click Insert.
   
   

Link to an email address

1. Select the text that will form the hyperlink.
2. Click the Insert/Edit Link button to launch the link properties dialog box.
3. In the Url field, enter the text mailto: followed by the email address you wish to link to (e.g. mailto:name@company.com). Note: If you forget to type ‘mailto:’, the CMS will detect that it is an email address and ask if it can add it on your behalf.
4. In the Title field, enter the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
5. In the Target field, leave target window / frame as: Open in This Window/Frame
6. Click Insert.
   
   

  Link to an anchor on the same page

Sometimes it can be useful to link to a place on the same webpage. For example, you have a long piece of text divided into several different sections. In order to be able to link to a specific place on a page, you must add an ‘anchor’, so that the web browser knows where it should go.

Insert an anchor

1. Select the text where you want to place a bookmark.
2. Click Insert/Edit Anchor in the toolbar.
3. In the Name field, enter a name for you anchor. Avoid using special characters or spaces.
4. Select Insert.
5. The anchor is displayed in the editor as a yellow anchor symbol. 
   
   

Change an anchor

1. Select the anchor symbol in the editor.
2. Click Insert/Edit Anchor in the toolbar.
3. In the Name field, update the name for you anchor. Avoid using special characters or spaces.
4. Select Insert.

Delete an anchor

1. Select the anchor symbol in the editor.
2. Press the Delete key.

Link to an anchor

1. Select the text that will form the hyperlink.
2. Click the Insert/Edit Link button to launch the link properties dialog box.
3. In the Url field, enter the previously created anchor name with a hash # before it (as per visual below).
4. In the Title field, enter the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
5. In the Target field, select how the target window / frame will open the link. As a rule, all internal links should: Open in This Window/Frame
6. Click Insert.
   
   

Create a link from an image

You can make images into clickable links in Brand Toolbox.

1. Insert an image into the editor (see Working with images for more details).
2. Select the image that will form the hyperlink.
3. From here, follow the same instructions as for inserting a normal hyperlink, starting at step 2.