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Creating a Link
Email
Anchor
Anchor Links List
Buttons

You can create links to internal pages, documents, images, bookmarks, emails, or external sites.

Links help visitors navigate to other pages, files, email addresses and locations within a page. Link text should clearly describe where the link will take the visitor. Avoid vague phrases such as “click here” or “link.”

Here's how to create links correctly, choose the appropriate type, and make them useful and accessible.

Creating a Link

Internal links connect to pages, files or other assets within Cascade. Using an internal link allows Cascade to maintain the relationship between assets when content is moved or renamed.

Creating an internal link:

Move the cursor to where you'd like to insert the link.
Click on the chain link picture within the editing toolbar. A new window will open.
Select Internal and then click within the Link Source field.
Click on Browse within the new window that has opened to the right of the screen.
Select the type of media you would like to insert as a link and click on Choose at the top right hand of the window.
Enter a label within the Text to Display box (center window), making sure it's descriptive. Avoid using words like "link" and "click here".
Leave the title box empty.
Style your link if you'd like by choosing from the options in the Styling field. Press Ctrl/Cmd at the same time as clicking to select multiple formats.
Click OK.

Creating an external link:

Highlight the text you want to link and select the Insert/Edit Link icon.
Enter the full URL in the Link Source field.
Confirm the Text to Display is descriptive and leave the Title field empty.
Select OK.

Email

Adding mailto: before an email address tells the browser to open the visitor's default email application when the link is selected.

Anchor

Anchor links take visitors directly to a specific location on a page. They can be useful on long pages where visitors may need to jump quickly to a particular section.

Create an anchor link:

Place your cursor at the spot where you'd like the anchor to be placed and click the Anchor button in the toolbar.
Enter a name for your anchor and click OK.

Anchor Links List

Creating an anchor links menu:

Create each anchor using the steps above.
At the top of the page, create a bulleted list containing the menu items.
Link each list item to its corresponding anchor.
Highlight the full list and select Formats > Custom > anchorlinks.

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Accessibility: Anchor link menus must be formatted as lists so their structure is properly communicated to assistive technologies.

Buttons

Use buttons to emphasize important actions, such as Apply Now, Request Information or Register. Use standard text links for normal navigation and supporting resources.

Creating a Button:

Highlight the text you would like built within your button.
Click on the chain link picture on the toolbar and create a link (picture of link icon shown in internal links section).
Select what type of button you would like to use from the Styling field.
Buttons are automatically a medium size. If you'd like a larger or smaller button, choose multiple options from the Styling field by holding Ctrl/Cmd while selecting.