Editing a Link Target

If you have created a link that points to another file, then you can edit the contents of that file (the "link target").

To edit the target file of a hyperlink, perform these tasks:

1. Place your mouse cursor anywhere in the hyperlinked text (or highlight the text).

2. Choose the Edit Link Target icon (Figure) in the toolbar.

   Edit Link Target Icon

   
   

3. One of two things happen:

   • If the link target is a contributor data file, a window opens showing the link target, and then the Contributor editor opens, so you can edit that file.

     Edit the file as you normally would in Contributor. When you click the save icon, the file is checked into the content server, and the editor will close.

   • If the link target is a native document, the file opens in the third-party application that is associated with the native file format (for example, Microsoft Word for .doc files). You may need to confirm the installation of a small program that enables this "check-out-and-open" functionality.

     Edit the file as you normally would in that application. When you save and close the file, it is checked into the content server and converted into a web-viewable format (typically, HTML).

4. You return to the page that you were working on in Contributor.

   You can also edit a link target in a dynamic list (see Editing the Files in a Dynamic List).