Add Anchors
The following options are available for incorporating in-page links (also known as jump links) and anchors:
- Link to an anchor within the same page
- Link to an anchor on another page within the CMS Lite
- Link to a page in a PDF
- Link to a specific location in a PDF
To create an anchor to content on the same page:
- Navigate to the location on the page that you wish to jump to
- Select the Anchor
icon on the toolbar
- The Anchor Properties box will be displayed
- Enter an applicable link name (see sidebar note)
- Click [OK] to complete the action
The Anchor Properties box will be closed and the anchor 'flag' will be inserted - Select the text or image that will be used to jump to the specified location
- Click on the Link
icon in the toolbar
The Link box will be displayed
- Leave the Protocol default set to <other> and click in the URL field
- Enter the name of the newly created link, preceded by the #sign
Example: #anchor-name - Leave the Target set to Same Window as per the Web Standard for Hyperlinks
- Click [OK] to complete the action
The Link box will be closed and the link will be displayed
To create an anchor to content on another page:
- Edit the page that you wish to link to from the anchor
- Navigate to the location on the page that you wish to jump to
- Select the Anchor
icon on the toolbar
The Anchor Properties box will be displayed
- Enter an applicable link name
- Click [OK] to complete the action
The Anchor Properties box will be closed and the anchor 'flag' will be inserted - Click [Save]
- Navigate to and edit the page that you wish to jump from
- Select the text or image that will be used to jump to the specified location
- Click on the Link
icon in the toolbar
The Link box will be displayed
- Leave the Protocol default set to <other> and select the [Page Picker] action button
The Page Picker will be displayed
- Search or Navigate to the applicable page and click [Select] to complete the action
The picker will be closed and the Link box will be re-displayed - Click in the URL field
- Using the keyboard arrow key or End key, scroll to the end of the URL and append with the # sign
- Enter the name of the newly created link, preceded by the # sign
Example: /govNew/topic.page?id=760E...415D&title=Links#anchor-name - Leave the Target set to Same Window as per the Web Standard for Hyperlinks
- Click [OK] to complete the action
The Link box will be closed and the link will be displayed