How do I link to another page in the catalog?

Links to other sections of catalog content are helpful when directing users within the text, rather than making them locate items through the navigation.

For example, you may have descriptive text within a department that refers the potential student to a program or course for more information:

• To create a link to another section of catalog content, you will need to begin by identifying the URL of the specific catalog page.
• Within your selected Catalog, navigate to the Content Items tab.
• Click on the title of the Content Item you would like to link to.
• Click Preview Catalog in the upper-right corner.

• Within the URL bar of your browser, copy the URL starting with the #. An example of URL may look like this: #/content/[item_id_number]

• With the content url within your clipboard, return to the Content Items tab, and click on the Content Item you would like the link to appear within.
• Select the content where you want to add the link, and click on the insert/edit link icon ().

• In the URL field, paste in the content URL.
• The Text to Display field can be used to enter text that will display on the catalog rather than the URL. This allows you to have links that are comfortably embedded within natural language.

• The Title field offers advisory information about the URL element itself, similar to alt text for an image. It will be visible only if the user hovers over the URL.

• The Target field is used to determine if you would like the user to open in a new window/tab, or the same window when clicked.

Note: A general recommendation would be to leave it set to 'none' and allow the end user to choose how it should behave. Some users may have their browser set to behave in a specific way when links are clicked, or they may use the center mouse button to open a window/tab based on their preferences.

• Once the relevant fields have been filled in, click the Ok button to save the link.
• The Content Item will save automatically as you work, and the changes will be live immediately on the catalog.

Note: These relative links will not function in the PDF version of the catalog.