Creating Links

Summary

How to manage links when editing content in CAT

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Overview 

When creating links, keep in mind how the link will be displayed in the print versions of the catalog.  Links such as ...in Biology, click here, etc., should not be used since you cannot click in the print version of the PDF.  Instead, consider rephrasing your link to say something like ...in Biology, refer to Biological Sciences.  This will be clearer in the different contexts of the catalog. 

When the PDF is generated, links outside the catalog will appear in parentheses after the linked text. Links in the catalog will display the page number for that link, or the web link to that page will appear in parentheses. 

How to Create Links 

  1. Open the toolbar 

  1. Open the page body editor for the page you want to work on 

  1. Highlight the text or image that is desired to be turned into a hyperlink 

  1. Click the Insert/Edit Link button 

  1. Type the destination web address into the text box labeled URL 

  • To link to a website or another page outside of the catalog, simply type http://somepage.com 

  • For links to pages within the catalog, use the relative URL by entering the portion of the URL following .com. For example, to link to this page, a user would enter: /cat/page-body/links 

  1. To open the link in a new window, click the check box next to Open in a New Window 

  1. Click OK on the Page Body Editor to save your changes 

How to Link an Email Address 

  1. Open the toolbar 

  1. Open the page body editor for the page you want to work on 

  1. Highlight the text or image that is desired to be turned into a hypertext link 

  1. Click the Insert/Edit Link button 

  1. Type mailto: into the text box labeled URL 

  1. Immediately following mailto: type the email address with no spaces. For example, mailto:jsmith@lbcc.edu. 

  1. Click OK on the Page Body Editor to save your changes 

 

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Article ID: 21850
Created
Mon 8/17/26 1:36 PM
Modified
Mon 8/17/26 1:39 PM

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