7.2 Linking to a Folder or Folder Entry

When you create an entry, or an advanced brand, or at other places in the Novell Vibe interface, you can include a link to another folder or entry in your Vibe site, or to anywhere else on the Internet.

7.2.1 Linking to an Entry in the Current Folder

  1. In the Description section of the Entry form, click the Expand icon in the HTML editor, then click the Apply link icon, located near the end of the row of buttons.

    Vibe displays a window that allows you to specify the entry to which you want to link.

  2. In the Page name to link to field, do either of the following:

    • Type the exact entry title.

    • Click Find next to the field, start typing the name of the entry, then select the appropriate title from the drop-down list.

  3. Click Insert.

If you know the exact name of the entry that you want to link to, you can specify [[entry title]] in the Description section of the entry to create a link to that entry. For more information about additional types of markup that you can add to the Description section of entries, folders, and workspaces, see Using HTML Markup in Vibe OnPrem in the Novell Vibe OnPrem 3.1 Advanced User Guide.

7.2.2 Linking to Another Folder or an Entry in Another Folder

  1. In the Description section of the Entry form, click the Expand icon in the HTML editor, then click the Apply link icon, located near the end of the row of buttons in the HTML editor.

    Vibe displays a window that allows you to specify the folder or entry to which you want to link.

  2. Click the Change link.

  3. In the provided field, start typing the name of the folder that you want to link to, or the name of the folder that contains the entry that you want to link to.

  4. When the desired folder appears in the drop-down list, click it.

  5. (Optional) If you want to link to an entry, go to the Page name to link to field and specify the complete name of the entry that you want to link to, or click Find to use type-to-find functionality.

  6. After you have finished typing the name, or after you have clicked the name in the drop-down list, click Insert.

    The linked title of your chosen entry is inserted into the Description box.

7.2.3 Linking to an External Page on the Web

  1. In the Description section of the Add Entry form, select the text that you want to convert into a link.

  2. Click the Expand icon in the HTML editor, then click the Insert/edit link icon .

    Vibe displays a window that allows you to specify the entry to which you want to link.

  3. Fill in the following fields:

    Link URL: Specify the URL of the page that you want to link to.

    Target: Specify whether you want to open the link in the same window, or open the link in a new window.

    Title: Specify a title for the link.

    Class: Specify how big you want the link to appear.

    If you leave this field blank, 12px is automatically selected. This is the standard setting.

  4. Click Insert.