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How do I add a link to an item?

These instructions apply to templates that use the Classic editor, as well as emails and newsletters.

In templates that use the Classic editor, it’s easy to add a link to a book in your catalog, an e-resource, an uploaded file, a custom URL, or to an email address.  

Before you can link to a book in your catalog, your LibraryAware Administrators must add the Catalog Link Formats to the Basic Settings page (under the Admin section).  Also, before you can link to an e-resource, your Administrators must add the link prototypes for the e-resource to the E-Resources page.  Please make sure to test all catalog and other links before publishing or sending your item.

To add a link:

  1. Highlight the text you want to link or place your cursor where you want the link.  
  2. From the formatting toolbar that displays at the top of the editor, click the Add/Edit Link button.
  3. The Add/Edit Link window will display.
  4. To link to a book in your catalog:
    1. Select the Book tab at the Add/Edit Link window.
    2. Click the Select Book button.
    3. A list of the books used in the Promotion will display.  Use one of these titles or search for a new book.
    4. Click the Use this Book button beside the book you want to link to.
    5. At the Add/Edit Link window, your book information will display.  You can edit the title, author, ISBN, UPC to match the information in your catalog.
    6. From the Preferred Catalog Link field, select the type of catalog search you want this link to perform.  LibraryAware will use the Catalog Link Formats entered at the Basic Settings page to construct the link for the book.
    7. The Link Preview will change based on your selection in the Preferred Catalog Link field.  Click on the URL under Link Preview to test the catalog link.
  5. To link to an e-resource:
    1. Select the E-Resource tab at the Add/Edit Link window.
    2. Click the Select E-Resource button.
    3. Select the e-resource you would like to link to by clicking Use this e-resource.
    4. From the drop-down menu, select the Link Format that you want to use.  
    5. When you select the Link Format, you will be asked to enter the required parameters for that link prototype, for example the generic search query.  
      Note: Your link prototypes were defined at the E-Resources page under Admin.
  6. To link to an uploaded file:
    1. Select the Uploaded File tab at the Add/Edit Link window.
    2. Click the Choose File button. 
    3. Find and select the file on your local computer. You can select a file up to 5 MB in size.  The following file types can be uploaded:
      • .txt
      • .doc
      • .docx
      • .xls
      • .xlsx
      • .pdf
      • .mp3
      • .png
      • .gif
      • .jpeg
      • .jpg
    4. Click Open.
  7. To link to custom URL:
    1. Select the Custom tab at the Add/Edit Link window.
    2. Enter the URL for your link.  Make sure to include “http://” or “https://”.
  8. To add a mailto: link that will open an email to a particular email address (email will open in the default email client for the user):
    1. Select the Mail To tab at the Add/Edit Link window.
    2. In the Recipient field, enter the email address for your link.
    3. Enter a Subject and/or Body that will appear in the email by default.
  9. Click the OK button to add your link to the item.  If no text was selected for your link, the book title (for catalog links) or the full URL (for custom links and e-resources) will display.

To edit a link:

  1. Highlight the link text in your item.
  2. From the formatting toolbar that appears at the top of the editor, click the Add/Edit Link button.
  3. The Add/Edit Link window will display.
  4. Make your changes to the link.
  5. Click the OK button to apply the link changes to your item.

To remove a link:

  1. Highlight the link text in your item.
  2. From the formatting toolbar that appears at the top of the editor, click the Remove Link button.
  3. The link will be removed.  The link text will remain in your item.  You can highlight the text and click the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard to remove the link text.

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