Inserting hyperlinks in a format area
In a format area, you can create the hyperlinks to the items: Components, HTTP, E-mail address, Anchor, and Other.
About this task
Procedure
- To create a hyperlink, select the text that you want to display as a hyperlink.
- Click Insert Hyperlink on the toolbar. A Hyperlink window opens.
- In the Type field, select one the following options:
- Select Component to create a Component hyperlink.
- Select HTTP:// to create a hyperlink to an HTTP resource.
- Select mailto: to create a link to an e-mail address.
- Select Anchor to create a link to an anchor within the same format area.
- Select Other to create a link to another type of internet resource.
- In the URL field, do one of the following:
- To create a link to a Component, click the Browse To button, and select the Component that you want to link to.
- To create a link to an HTTP accessible resource, type the URL of the resource you want to link to.
- To create a link to an e-mail address, type the e-mail address that you want the visitor to send mail to.
- To create a link to an anchor, select the name of the anchor that you want to link to.
- To create a link to another type of internet resource, type the address of the internet resource that you want to link to.
- To create a link to a Component, click the Browse To button, and select the Component that you want to link to.
- (Optional) In the Title field, describe the contents of the link. When published this text is rendered as a tooltip by most browsers.
- (Optional) Target — Target controls where the new document will be displayed when the user follows a link. By default, clicking on a link simply loads a new document in the same window where the link was. Target allows you to specify the following options:
- New window—the link will open in a new window.
- Same frame—the link will open within the same frame as the link tag.
- Parent frame—the link will load in the immediate Parent of the frame.
- Top frame—the link will load in the top frame of the window.
- Named—the name of the target window. If you select named, you must also provide the name of the target window.