How to insert links to other intranet pages

Use these instructions to insert hyperlinks on your intranet pages that lead to other pages of the intranet. You'll probably be surprised at how much you enjoy inserting links using the ThoughtFarmer Link Manager.

Not only do links liven up text and make you look like a pro, but linking is extremely useful. By linking text in your page to other pages you can make it so much easier for other people to find related information quickly and easily.

Three ways to insert a link to another intranet page

There are three different, equally cool and easy ways of linking to another intranet page. You can either search for a page or file, drill down into the navigation to find it, or link to a recently viewed intranet page. See steps 4a, 4b and 4c for instructions on each of these options.

1. Click the Edit button (pencil icon) in the page header to go into edit mode.
2. Use your cursor to highlight the text you want to make into a link. Or just set your cursor where you want to insert the link.
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3.  Click the Insert link button to bring up the link pop-up window. 
   
   
   
   
4. Find the page you want to link to using one of the following three ways. Once you have selected a page to link to, the page breadcrumb will show in the Link To box near the bottom of the window.
   1. In the Search box start typing the name of the page or file you want to link to. Just below the search box you'll see a list of pages and files with titles that match what you're typing. The list automatically narrows down as you continue typing. Click on the listing for the page you want to link to.
      
      
      
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   2. You'll see a list of the top level pages of the site in the link dialog. Click on the small triangle next to one of the pages to expand the list of subpages. Continue clicking through subpages until you find the page you want to link to and click on it.
       
      
      
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   3. Click the Recently viewed pages tab in the link window. Click on one of the pages you recently visited to link to it.
      
      
       
5. The Link Label box at the bottom of the link window contains the text that will display as the link. Click in the Link Label box and type new text to add or change the link label.
   
   
    
6. Click Insert in the bottom right of the link dialog. The pop-up window will close and you'll see your text has changed color.
   
   
    
7. Continue editing or click Save at the top of the page.

Open link in new window

For all of the above link options, you can choose to have the link open in a separate tab when it is clicked. Just check the box Open link in new tab, at the bottom of the link window, below the link label.

Link to file page or download file

If you link to a file from the intranet, you can choose whether clicking the link will take the user to the file attachment page, or download the file. For the File linking option at the bottom of the Insert link window, select Link to the file page to take the user to the file attachment page, or Directly link to the file to download the file.

Learn more:

• Insert link to external website
• Insert link to email address
• Insert in-page link
• Insert link to a cloud drive file

Hot intranet tip!

Don't insert a link in "click here" text