Linking to Documents

Create a link to a document on the local network as follows:

1. In the Editor, select the text that will form the link.
2. Select Insert/edit link. In the window, select the Document tab.
   
3. In Link title, type the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
4. In Target frame, select how the link is opened. Selecting Open the link in a new window will cause the document to be opened in a new window.
5. In the Link target section, select Document on the network as the link target.
6. In Path, specify the path to the file that the link should point to. Enter the complete path with the computer name, and the entire folder path ending with the file name, including the file extension.
7. Click OK.
8. The link is displayed in the Editor with a yellow background.

Create a link to a document on your website as follows:

1. In the Editor, select the text that will form the link.
2. Select Insert/edit link. In the window, select the Document tab.
   
3. In Link title, type the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
4. In Target frame, select how the link is opened. Selecting Open the link in a new window will cause the document to be opened in a new window.
5. In the Link target section, select Document on this website as the link target. Select the page to which you want to link by selecting the button to the right of the Path field.
6. In the File Manager, browse to the document you want to link to in the folder structure, click OK to select the file.
7. Click OK. The link is displayed in the Editor with a yellow background.

Create a link to a document on another website as follows:

1. In the Editor, select the text that will form the link.
2. Select Insert/edit link. In the window, select the Document tab.
   
3. In Link title, type the text that will be shown as a pointer to the link. This is important information for everyone reading the website with different accessibility aids.
4. In Target frame, select how the link is opened. Selecting Open the link in a new window will cause the document to be opened in a new window.
5. In the Link target section, select Document on another website as the link target.
6. In Path, specify the path to the file that the link should point to. Enter the complete URL to the website where the document is available..
7. Click OK. The link is displayed in the Editor with a yellow background.

Instead of using the Insert link button in the toolbar, you can create document links simply by dragging-and-dropping documents directly from the EPiServer CMS File Manager into a page.

1. Edit the page with the File Manager open on the right.
2. Select the document you want and drag it to the desired position on the page. The document file name will form the link text, you can change this if desired.
3. To change the link properties, open the Link Properties dialog box by selecting the link and clicking the Insert/edit link button in the toolbar.
4. Click OK to save the changes to the link.