Setting Up Links to Documents or Web Pages

You can create a link in the Documents frame to link to a file or a Web page, and incorporate the link in a task list or define it as a favorite.

If you have a link to a Web page that could be time-consuming to open, you can select the option to have the system prompt you before opening it.

  To link to a document or Web page:

  1. Select Administration, then Manage Documents, or click Manage Documents Manage Documents button and select Links.

  2. Click New.

  3. Enter the name of a document or the URL.

    Note:

    For a URL, you must enter a Web address and include http:// before the address.

  4. Click View.

    The page opens in a new browser window to test connectivity.

  5. To display the document or page within the current page, select Task List opens link within same page.

    Note:

    If you do not select this option, the document or page opens in a separate browser window.

  6. Optional: Select Prompt user before rendering link so that the system prompts you with a confirmation dialog box before opening the document.

  7. Optional: Select Include Single Sign On information in page request so that the single sign-on information is appended to the URL to enable you to sign on when you open the link.

  8. To save the document in the task list, click Save.

  9. To close the Links window, click Cancel.

    When you return to the Documents frame, the link is added.