Change Text Into a Link

The WYSIWYG editor makes it easy to transform text into a link to a web page or to a document with a web address.  For example, here is an introduction to the features of the WYSIWYG editor.

You can create a l ink for an internal page, an internal document, or an external document or web address.

To create a link:

1. Highlight the text where you want to embed the link.
2. Click the icon that looks like a geode, and a popup will appear.

3.  Select your link 

To link to an internal page on your GeoDocs website, from the tab labeled "Internal Page" click through your navigation until the page you want is highlighted.  

To link to an internal document, click the tab marked "Internal Document" and then navigate to highlight the file you want.

To link to an external page or document, click the tab marked "External Item" and paste the address (with http:// or https://) into the field.

4.  Select your target

       None = doesn't assign a property, so goes to the default behavior for your site or browser

       Blank = open link in new window (leaves your site open in the original window)

       Parent = only used in sites that use frames.  You probably won't use this.

       Self = open link in same window (navigate away from your website in the same window)

       Top= like 'parent' this is only used in sites with frames, so you probably won't use it.

5.  Click 'Select Link' at the bottom of the window, and voila, your text is now a link.

How to unlink text:

1. Highlight the text to be unlinked
2. Click on the icon that looks like a globe with a chain link in front.  

Intro to the GeoDocs Text Editor

Most content types in GeoDocs 8 allow you to create rich text with links, images, and more using a 'what you see is what you get' text editor, or 'WYSIWYG' for short.  This article will give you an overall intro to the editor.  Links are provided when more detail is needed on particular features.

You must be a content author or site author within a group in order to open content for editing.  The easiest way to know is to look at your GeoDocs toolbar when you're logged in.  If you see buttons for EDIT, PREVIEW, and LIVE modes, then you are a content or site author in at least one group.

Edit-Preview-Live Buttons in GeoDocs 8

Here is the editor, with buttons labeled.  (Click to enlarge picture)

GeoDocs 8 Content Editor with buttons labeled

Most functions within the editor allow a person with little or no experience with websites to edit content.  It's not too different from working with a word processing program like Microsoft Word.  There are just a few extra functions you might not use in Word because now you're dealing with web content.

Here are some of the things you can do with the WYSIWYG editor (click to go to instructions):

Most common or easy to use functions

• Format text - bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, numbers, bullets, indent, quotes, justify right/left/center, subscript, superscript, and title formatting.  (and remove formatting) 
• Insert picture
• Create links - embed a link within a word or phrase
• Copy, paste, or cut text
• Copy text from a file, or specifically Microsoft Word (strips out formatting)
• Check spelling or find and replace words

Advanced users (may require some knowledge of HTML)

• Edit the HTML directly
• Use HTML templates
• Insert tables, lines, symbols, and page breaks
• Create anchor