Insert an Anchor Link

An Anchor Link is a hyperlink on a page that when clicked, jumps the visitor to a specific area on that same page or a different page. Inserting an anchor link requires two parts: creating the anchor and linking to the anchor. This is done through the Rich Text Editor.

• Adding an Anchor Link
• Removing an Anchor Link
• Linking to an Anchor Link on another Page

NOTE: If the page you are editing is Checked in and Unlocked, select the Lock and Edit link to check it out and edit the page.

 

Adding an Anchor Link

1. Click your mouse around the text you want hyperlinked. A toolbox will appear with icons to choose from.
2. Select the Editor icon. The Rich Text Editor box will appear.
3. Place your cursor in front of the text (or title in this case) you want the anchor link to jump to.
   
   
   
4. Select the Hyperlink Managericon. The Insert Link box will appear displaying the Hyperlink tab.
5. Select the Anchor tab.
   
   
   
6. Enter a name for the anchor in the Name field.
7. Select OK.
   • You will not see the anchor you just added on the page.
8. Highlight the text you want to link to the anchor you just created. This text would typically be located at the top of the page, but not always.
   
   
   
9. Select the Hyperlink Managericon. The Insert Link box will appear displaying the Hyperlink tab.
   
10. Existing Anchor - Select the the anchor name you just created from the drop down field.
11. Select OK.
12. Save your changes.

 

Removing an Anchor Link

To remove the anchor link, follow these steps.

1. From the Rich Text Editor, highlight the hyperlinked text you want to remove the anchor link from.
2. Select the Remove Linkicon and the anchor link will be removed from the text.
3. Select the Accept button at the bottom right of the Rich Text Editor box.
4. Save your changes.

 

Linking an Anchor Link to another Page

To link an anchor link to another page, follow these steps.

1. Note the location of the page to which you want to link, as well as the name of the target anchor.
2. On the page which will contain the link, highlight the text you want to make clickable.
3. Select the Sitecore Link icon.
4. Use the Content Tree to navigate to and select the page identified in Step 1.
5. Re-highlight the text in which you just inserted a link, and select the Hyperlink Manager icon. The Insert Link box will appear, displaying the Hyperlink tab.
6. Append the name of the target anchor onto the end of the URL in the URL field. Be sure to place a pound (#) sign before the anchor name.
   

NOTE: Anchor names are case-sensitive, so be sure the capitalization used matches the anchor's name.

7. Select OK.
8. Select the Accept button at the bottom right of the Rich Text Editor box.
9. Save your changes.