Adding links to other Firefly pages
- Open the component containing the text or graphic you wish to insert the link in the Edit window.
- Select the relevant text (or graphic) and click on the Insert link icon
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- In the resulting Insert Link dialog box:
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enter the title of the link (this box defaults to the text you have selected; alternatively, if you are creating a link from scratch, any text you type in will be transferred to the page. The option is greyed out if a graphic is selected).
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Select Link to: -> Firefly.NET page from the Link to: options.
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Click Browse... to open the Page Selector dialog box (see right above) and navigate to the required parent page title.
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OR - enter the page ID in the Page: box (you can copy and paste) instead.
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Press the OK button.
If you wish to link to an anchor in a different Firefly.NET page, then complete the options above and then type in the anchor name into the Anchor: box before clicking OK.
Adding links to external web pages
- First obtain the URL (address) of the web page to which you wish to link, e.g. http://www.google.co.uk.
- Bring up a Modify Component window from the page you're linking from
- Position the insertion point where it is required and type the text "Google"
- Select the word "Google" and click on the Insert link icon
In the Insert Link dialog box:
Select External web/e-mail address link from the Link to: options and leave Link target at the default Type: equals Web address (see screenshot)
Enter the URL previously obtained in the Address: box (you can copy and paste if convenient).
Press the OK button.
