CommonSpot gives you advanced options for content linking and display. In addition to standard page, image, bookmark, and email address links, you can link to Scheduled Elements and existing uploaded files. You can also upload files. This section covers defining and modifying hyperlinks within CommonSpot.
Use the Insert Link dialog to create or edit several types of hyperlinks and set link and target attributes.
Note: You can define both link action and mouseover action for a single link. For example, a common and effective practice is to define descriptive browser status bar text as the mouseover action for a link to a page or document.
The way in which you invoke the Insert Link dialog differs from element-to-element. In some cases, invoke it from the Element Tool menu. Some Elements have an “add item” dialog in which there is a link such as Add LinkBar Item.
Use the Insert Link dialog to create or edit several types of hyperlinks and set link and target attributes. Access this dialog by clicking the Insert Link option in the Rich Text Editor. Insert Link is an option for all Elements and Element components that support linking.
If the link can open the URL in another window, this dialog has a “Link Window Properties” tab:
Use the Link Action tab to define link targets and behavior. You can create links to existing Web pages or documents (files), pages to be created, or uploaded, images, email addresses, or scheduled Elements. You can also specify no linking, as described below.
The first Type field displays current link behavior. Some Elements let you display the link’s target in a new window:
After you check Open link in new window, click on the New Window Properties button. For more information, see New Window Properties.
The second Type field displays link target options.
Click Choose from current subsite to select from the subsite. The Choose button lets you select pages from all of your site’s subsites.
Use the Bookmark button to display the Select Bookmark dialog. Here you can choose from currently defined bookmarks or manually define new ones.
Begin by selecting the Change button. This displays a dialog where you can select a subsite for the new page. After selecting the subsite, select the Next button and CommonSpot leads you through the process of creating a new page. Click Next.
After selecting “Link to Image”, CommonSpot displays the Image Properties dialog after you click Next. You can now upload a new image file or access the Image Gallery dialog.
If you wish to link to a new or existing image, select the “Link to Image” option. When you make this selection, you will again have the option of opening the link in a new window by checking the box labeled “Open link in a new window” that now appears at the bottom of the Insert Link dialog.
Click Next.
Insert Link Mouseover Action Tab
Options in this dialog box tell CommonSpot to:
Insert Link - Link Window Properties
If the link can open the URL in another window, this dialog will have a “Link Window Properties” tab.
After checking the “Open link in a new window” checkbox, click the New Window Properties button. CommonSpot will now display its New Window Properties dialog.
Related Links
You can download PDF versions of the Content Contributor's, Administrator's, and Elements Reference documents from the support section of paperthin.com (requires login).
For technical support:
The following guides are available locally on your CommonSpot Server: