Links to other websites

[aliscot]

Hi

I understand that you can add a link to another website, as described in the Help section: 'Within the 'Links' tab, you can create a simple link to another URL that will appear underneath your full description online. However, I don't want the link to appear at the bottom of a page; I'd like it to link automatically from the text that I type in. I use a different website product at work which lets me simply highlight the text and add the website address; it then links it automatically. Is it possible to do this with Actinic? It's a problem for me because a few of my suppliers would like me to add links to their websites on a separate 'links' page. Many thanks, and I apologise if I'm being completely stupid!

Ali

[jont]

Hi Ali,

it is possible link to another site either using the LINK function you have mentioned or you can enter the HTML directly into the product description or fragment text using the following

!!<<a href="www.domain.co.uk">Visit This Website</a>>!!

The bit between the !!< and >!! is standard HTML ... the !!< >!! is used so Actinic knows it is a URL and not to be displayed at plain text

[jont]

As a side issue I trust the suppliers are reciprocating with links back to your site?

[aliscot]

Thanks Jonty John!

Yes, hope so. I didn't want to argue with them until I was sure I could put the links on! Once I know it all works, I'll go back and make sure the favour is returned.

Ali

[jont]

Just thinking may be better to use:

!!<<a href="www.domain.co.uk" target="_blank">Visit This Website</a>>!!

so it opens in a new browser window and leaves yours sitting beneath

[aliscot]

wont work

Hi,

I have tried what you suggested and the text appears and works like a link, but when clicked it goes to...http://www.hificablesandaccesories/a...nnheiser.co.uk

I want it to go to www.sennheiser.co.uk without the www.hificablesandaccessories in the address bar.
How do I do this.

Ali

[pinbrook]

please post the code you are using

[aliscot]

Hi,

I am using the code suggested above

!!<<a href="www.domain.co.uk" target="_blank">Visit This Website</a>>!!

I change "www.domain.co.uk" to www.sennheiser.co.uk
I use www.sennheiser.co.uk in place of visit this website.

I hope this helps.

Ali

[pinbrook]

try

!!<<a href="http://www.domain.co.uk" target="_blank">Visit This Website</a>>!!

[aliscot]

!!<<a href="www.sennheiser.co.uk"target="_blank">www.sennheiser.co.uk</a>>!!

Is this what you want?

Ali

[aliscot]

sorry jo

ignore my last reply, it's getting late.

I will try what you have suggested.

Ali

[aliscot]

Jo,

adding in http has made all the difference and the links are working perfectly.
the text for the link just looks the same as all the other text, is there any way of highlighting it so people know straight away that it is a link.

Thanks for your help

Ali

[pinbrook]

the style of the link will be the same as all other links on your site, and is controlled by the css.

If i want 2 styles of links on the site I define a 2nd set in actinic css

A.darkbg:link {
text-decoration: underline;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, "MS Sans Serif";
color: Black;
font-size: xx-small;

}
A.darkbg:visited {
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, "MS Sans Serif";
color: Gray;
font-size: xx-small;

}
A.darkbg:hover {
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, "MS Sans Serif";
color: RED;
font-size: xx-small;
font-weight: bold;
}


then in the code

!!<<a href="http://www.sennheiser.co.uk" target="_blank" class="darkbg">www.sennheiser.co.uk</a>>!!