Creating a Link to Another Section of the Web Site

To create a link to another section of your Web site or another Site Studio site on the content server, perform these tasks:

1. Highlight the text (or image) that you would like to turn into a link.

2. Click the Create Hyperlink icon (Figure) in the toolbar.

   Create Hyperlink Icon

   
   

   The Link wizard is launched (see Link Wizard).

3. Select Link to a section.

4. Click Next.

   
   

   Note: You can step through the wizard faster by clicking the blue arrow to the left of the option you want to use. This automatically selects the option and moves the wizard to the next step.

   
   

5. Choose the section that you would like to link to. This can be a a section on the current Web site or a different Site Studio site on the content server. You select the target section in the site hierarchy.

6. Click Next.

7. Depending on the site configuration, you may be prompted to choose the URL format of the link:

   • Path-based URL: The link will contain a path to the target location. You have two choices for this type of link:

     • Absolute Path: Generates a full path; for example <!--$ssServerRelativeSiteRoot-->products/index.htm (where "<!--$ssServerRelativeSiteRoot-->" gets replaced with the path to the root of the Web site).

     • Relative Path: Generates a relative path instead of a full path; for example ../products/index.htm.

     Please note that this option is not available if you chose to use the default Web site section for the content file as the target section (see previous step).

   • ID-based URL: The link will contain the coded identity of the target location rather than the path-based name. You have three choices for this type of link:

     • Client Side Script Format: Uses client-side JavaScript to construct a link to the target location; for example, javascript:nodelink('10024');.

     • Server Side Script Format: Uses server-side Idoc Script to construct a link to the target location; for example, [!--$wcmUrl('nodelink','10024')--].

     • URL Token Format: Uses a redirect on the server to construct a link to the target location; for example, ssNODELINK/10024.

   
   

   Note: You may not see the URL format page, depending on whether the site designer chose to allow contributors to make this decision. Ask your site designer for assistance if you are unsure which URL format to pick.

   
   

8. Click Options.

   The Link Target Options dialog is displayed.

9. If you want the link to open in a new web browser window when clicked, select the Open link target in new window check box, and then choose the target in the menu (_blank). You can also directly enter the name of the target in the text box if you want, but if it is not a valid target, the link will be faulty.

10. Click OK or Cancel to return to the wizard.

11. Click Next.

12. Verify the URL for the link.

13. Click Finish.