Create a Link

We create a link from text inside a block.

First we show how to link to an external web address.

Then we show how to link to another item in the site.

Create a Link to an External Web Address

1. To turn block text into a link, you must be editing the page.

   In this example, we want to make the word "Plone" into a link to the web address https://plone.org

   

   Select the text that will be the link

2. Highlight the word "Plone" then click the Link button in the formatting toolbar that appears.

   

   Click the Link button

3. Click in the web address field and type https://plone.org

   

   Type or paste the web address in this field

4. Click the right arrow button to apply the web address.

   

   Click the right arrow button

5. The word "Plone" now appears as a link: underlined, with a small icon showing that the link will open in a new browser window or tab.

   

   The selected text has become a link

Edit or Remove a Link

1. To edit or remove a link, you must first place the cursor within the link text or select the link text.

   Then click the Link button in the formatting toolbar that appears.

   

   Click the Link button to change or remove an existing link

2. To completely remove the existing web address, click the X button.

   

   Click the X to delete the web address

Create a Link to an Item on the Site

1. To link to an item on the site, instead of to an external web address, click the Navigate button.

   

   Click the Navigate button

2. In this example, we click the greater than button to navigate into the "Content Types" page.

   

   Click the greater than icon to navigate into the item

3. Click the icon to the left of the item you that should be the link target.

   

   Click the icon to the left of the item

4. Click the right arrow button to save the link target.

   

   Click the right arrow button

5. The path to the link target is shown in the web address field.

   

   The path to the link target

6. If you'd like the link target to send an email message, in the web address field type the prefix mailto: followed by the destination email address, e.g., training@plone.org, then click the right arrow button.

   

   Click the right arrow button to save the link address