Use the Link Action tab in the Insert Link dialog 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.

The first Type field identifies the current file or object type for this link. In the example above, the target for the link is undefined. On save, as shown below in edit mode, the target is defined as an uploaded document.

In Edit mode, the Title displays the link name, and the URL field displays the path to the link target.

In Edit mode, clicking the here link displays a second Type field with link target options.

• No Link - Do not assign a link. Use this for simple text items or as placeholder text for inserting links later.

• Page or Bookmark on Page (default) - Use this option to link to a CommonSpot page or a bookmark on another page, enabling CommonSpot to manage link content.

• Bookmark on Current Page - Select this option to insert a bookmark link from the current page, then click the Bookmark button. The Select Bookmark dialog displays. Choose defined bookmarks from the dropdown or enter a link from the current page.
• Uploaded Document - Use this option to link to an existing uploaded document. For this option, the Choose from current subsite button restricts results to uploaded files.
• Registered URL - Links to an external URL registered for your site. For this option, the Choose from current subsite button restricts results to registered URLs.
• Page Set - Links to a Page Set. Click Choose from current subsite to select from the subsite. Other options let you select page sets from all of your site’s page sets.
• New Page from Template - Enables you to create a new page on the fly for your link. Accept the current subsite location for the page or click the Change button to select a new page location, then click Next to complete the Create Page process.

• New Uploaded File - Use this option to link to a Word, PowerPoint, PDF or other uploaded file or document. Selecting this option and clicking Insert Link displays the Upload New Document dialog for initiating the document upload process.
• Image - Links to an image. Selecting Link to Image and clicking Next displays the Image Properties dialog for uploading a new image file or linking to an image already available at your site. Choosing this option gives you the additional option of displaying the linked image in a new window.
• Multimedia File - Presents options for choosing an externally or locally hosted video or multimedia file as the link target. Search options return multimedia-specific results, with the option to upload new multimedia files.

  

• Multimedia Playlists - Like Multimedia File, presents options for choosing a sequence of externally hosted video or multimedia files for the link target (you cannot create local playlists). Search options return multimedia-specific results, with the option to upload a new multimedia playlist.

• Email Link - Selecting this option displays an email field. Enter a valid email address.

• Scheduled Element - If a Scheduled/Personalize Element exists on the page, you can set criteria that must be fulfilled before CommonSpot displays this Element. You can also specify the last date for displaying the Element.
• Pop-up Menu - Displays a popup menu for this link. The pop-up menu must already exist. See Manage Popup Menus and Start New Pop Up Menu.

• Same page in different language - If a language counterpart page exists within the current subsite, this option displays with a dropdown of available alternate languages (see Subsite Administration - Language and Site Administration - Language Support). This allows for easy switching between language-specific versions of content. Pick from the dropdown. CommonSpot links to the matching page in the language you select.

• Unregistered URL or Relative Internal URL - Link to a page using either an absolute link (for example, http://www.paperthin.com) or a link relative to this page on this site (for example, ../about/index.cfm) if you are using a relative URL, you can use an input field for free-form entry of the target URL.

Once you select a link type, you have the following options for creating a link target.

 

Click the Choose from current subsite button to select a page or object from this subsite. CommonSpot returns results based on link type.

Click the Quick Find button to use a simple search to locate a link target.

Click the Advanced Search button to build a search query to find a link target.

Click the Saved Search button to choose from your saved searches to set a link target (you must first create saved searches).

Click the Bookmark button to select a bookmark from existing bookmarks or to manually define new ones.

Once you define a link, you can optionally add a mouseover effect. Choose from the following.

Options in this dialog box tell CommonSpot to:

• Show Status Bar Text - Sets the text that appears in the browser’s bottom margin when a user places the mouse over the link. Enter a descriptive text string.

• Show Scheduled Element - For Scheduled Element links, displays the Scheduled Element on mouseover.
• Show Pop-Up Menu - For popup menu links, displays the predefined popup menu on mouseover.

For link types that can open in another window, the Insert Link dialog displays a Link Opening Properties tab with options for tab or window display, and size, position, and other options.

Note: Insert Link options contained in forms or Elements customized for your site may show or hide fields. See the description for the Extended URL field type in the Administrator's Reference for details.

Optionally check Open link in a current window, to replace the visitor's current page.

Selecting Open link in a new tab or window displays the following additional options. Deselecting Always open a new pop-up window opens the link in a new tab.

Name: By default the new tab takes the page title. Optionally specify an alternate tab label. For new windows this is required. Enter an identifier for this window. The name you enter displays in the window title bar.

Select Always open a new pop-up window to render your link in a new window instead of a new tab. You can set the following attributes for the popup window. Position and size values display in pixels. The image below displays initial default settings.

Set window size and enable/disable controls for a secondary window, keeping in mind the monitor sizes and screen resolution standards for your site's visitors.

Top: Required. Enter a value in pixels for the top offset for the window. Left: Required. Enter a value in pixels for the left offset for the window.

Width: Enter a value in pixels for window width. Height: Enter a value in pixels for window height.

Toolbar: Whether browser navigation or bookmark toolbars display in this window.

Location: If checked, the browser displays its location bar. (The location bar is where you type Web addresses.)

Directories: If checked, the browser displays its directory buttons.

Status: Whether mouseover, link, or other information displays in the status bar.

Menubar: Whether browser menu options display in the new window.

Scrollbar: Whether the new browser window is scrollable. Enable this option if the new window contains content that extends beyond the length of a single window.

Resizable: Whether the new window displays at a fixed size or is resizable.

Click Save to keep window setting or Cancel to exit without saving.  Click Default to reset the window to the original default settings shown above. These settings launch your linked content in the upper left corner of the browser window with all of the window controls available.