Creating Page Links

Links are used to direct to specific to content. 

The following link types are available in the Episerver CMS.

• Page
• Media
• Email
• External
• Anchor 

Links from one page to another on the same website.

• To create a page link:

  • Highlight the text that will direct users to another page.
  • Click on the insert/edit link icon.
  • Enter an appropriate Link Title.
  •  Select  and click the ellipses underneath. 
  • Scroll and select the desired page from the page tree.
  • Click OK. Click OK. 
  • Click Publish? Click Publish Changes.

Link directs to images, documents and other media files stored on the webserver.

Linking to files in media:

• Highlight the text that will direct users to the media.
• Click on the insert/edit link icon.
• Enter an appropriate Link Title.
• Select  and click the ellipses underneath. 
• Scroll through the Select Content menu and select the desired media file.
• Click OK. Click OK. 
• Click Publish? Click Publish Changes

Link directs to creating an email message with the linked email address.

To link an email address:

• Highlight the text/email address that will open a window to send an email to the linked address.
• Click on the insert/edit link icon.
• Enter the person's name as the Link Title.
• Select and enter the correct email address. 
• Scroll through the Select Content menu and select the desired media file.
• Click OK.
• Click Publish? Click Publish Changes.

Link content on other websites or media on file shares.

To create an external page link:

• Highlight the text that will link to an external page.
• Click on the insert/edit link icon.
• Enter an appropriate Link Title.
• Select External Link. Enter the web address of the desired website, such as http://www.ship.edu/. 
• Click on OK.
• Click Publish? Click Publish Changes.

Links to sections within a page, allowing readers to jump between topics on a page.

Steps to create an Anchor link:

• Create the anchor by clicking the anchoricon in the editing tool bar. Ensure that the cursor is in the desired location of the anchor. 
• Enter an appropriate Id. (Do not use special characters or spaces.) 
• Click on the insert/edit link icon at the text to be linked.
• Select (Anchor), then select the correct Id in the dropdown list. 
• Click on OK.
• Click Publish? Click Publish Changes.