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External link fields

An external link field allows you to create a link to an external URL, an e-mail address or another URL addressable type such as FTP.

About this task

External link fields may have the following characteristics:

  • The field may accept more than one value.
  • The field may be mandatory—this is indicated with a *.

Procedure

  1. Click the Add button to the left of the link field. A Hyperlink window opens.
  2. In the Type field, select one of the following options:
    • Select http:// to create a hyperlink to a webpage.
    • Select mailto: to create a link to an e-mail address.
    • Select Other to create a link to another type of internet resource such as an HTTPS, FTP or other resource.
  3. In the URL field, do one of the following:
    • If you are creating a link to a webpage, paste or type the URL of the page you want to link to.
    • If you are creating a link to an e-mail address, type the e-mail address that you want the visitor to send mail to, after the mailto: prefix.
    • If you are creating a link to another type of internet resource, type the address of the internet resource that you want to link to.
  4. Click OK.
  5. If the field specifies more than one link, you can use the area to the left of the link field to further format the links for this field:
    • Drag-and-drop — hold your mouse down over a value and drag to move the value to another position
    • Add button — insert another link
    • Remove button — remove the current link