How to Add and Remove Links
Text links
- Once you have already checked out the page and started editing, highlight the text that you want to add a link. Double-clicking a word will select the word. Triple-clicking a word will select the paragraph. Shift + Arrow keys will shrink/expand the selected text one character at a time. Shift + CTRL (Windows)/CMD (Mac) + Arrow keys will shrink/expand the selection one word at a time.
Open the image full screen.
- Follow the link icon in the toolbar or CTRL/CMD + K to open the "Insert/Edit Link" dialog.
Open the image full screen.
- Use the button next to the URL field to browse the site and select a file or page to link to.
Open the image full screen.
- (you will have to navigate through the site’s file structure in order to do this)
- The text that you highlighted above should show up in the “Text to display” box
- Use the "Save" button to save your changes or the "Cancel" button to exit the dialog without making any changes.
If you want to remove a link, select the text that is hyperlinked and use the broken link icon from the toolbar.
The steps for inserting a link can also be used to edit a link.
![Screenshot showing the URL and Text to display fields in the Insert/Edit Link dialog box.](/_resources/images/news/links-9.png)
Email links
Similar to adding a link you can also add a link to an email address (mailto link).
1. Highlight your desired email address that you would like to hyperlink and use the envelope icon (Insert/edit mailto link) from the toolbar.
![Screenshot showing selected email address and envelop icon.](/_resources/images/news/links-email.png)
2. Use the pop up to add the email address to the address field. There is also a subject field that allows you to set the subject line for that specific email. Use the "OK" button to save your changes.
![Screenshot showing the Address field in the "Insert mailto link" dialog box.](/_resources/images/news/links-email2.png)
3. Your mailto link will turn bold red once it is linked. You may change the email address and the text to display following the same instructions above.