Summary
A brief how-to on working in the Drupal WYSIWYG editor to create hyperlinks to both internal site pages and external websites.
How-To
Creating hyperlinks to internal site pages
Task: To create hyperlinks to internal site pages
When linking to pages within your website it is best to use the Linkit tool. This tool allows you to search for a specific page title, select it, and link to it. The following steps demonstrate this.
Instructions
Step 1 - Select the text you want to become the link
Step 2 - Click on the Linkit (Link to content) button
Step 3 - In the "Search for content." field start typing the title of the page you wish to link
Step 4 - Select the page - the Link URL (address) populates
Step 5 - Click on the INSERT LINK button.
Outcome
A hyperlink has been created to internal site websites.
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To create hyperlinks to external websites
Task: To create hyperlinks to external websites
When linking to an external website (any site not your own) you can also use the Linkit tool. This tool allows you to specify the URL (address) to the external site and set the link to open in a new window. The following steps demonstrate this
Instructions
Step 1 - Select the text you want to become the link
Step 2 - Click on the Linkit (Link to content) button
Step 3 - In the "Link URL" field type in the full URL spec (this includes the https://)
Step 4 - Click on "Options," then the "Target" dropdown and select "New window (_blank)"
Step 5 - Click on the INSERT LINK button.
Outcome
A hyperlink has been created to external site websites.
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