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= Link to an External Website =
  
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On energypedia, you can link words from your current article to any other existing article, other external links, or documents.
  
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1. Highlight the word(s) that will build the link later.
  
On energypedia, you can link words from your current article to any other existing article, other external links, or documents. To link to an external website:&nbsp;
 
  
1. Highlight the word(s) that will build the link later.
 
  
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2. Click on the "Insert Link" symbol in the toolbar.
 
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3. A dialog window will appear. Click on "External site" and type in the complete URL for the external site you wish to link to.
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3. A dialog window will appear. For the option,”Define the wiki page for the link:”, type in the complete URL for the external site you wish to link to.
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4. Successfully linked words will appear in blue color whereas links without a valid target will appear in red color. Words linking to external website have a small arrow next to them.
 
4. Successfully linked words will appear in blue color whereas links without a valid target will appear in red color. Words linking to external website have a small arrow next to them.
  
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5. Save your changes by clicking "Save page" at the bottom of the page.
 
5. Save your changes by clicking "Save page" at the bottom of the page.
  
 
== <br/>Linking to an Article on energypedia<br/> ==
 
== <br/>Linking to an Article on energypedia<br/> ==
  
*For instructions on linking to an article on energypedia click [[Link_to_an_Article|here]] and for instructions on linking to an article heading, see [[Link_to_a_Headline|Linking to a Article Headline]].<br/>
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*For instructions on linking to an article on energypedia click [[Link to an Article|here]].<br/>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 26 January 2022



Link to an External Website

On energypedia, you can link words from your current article to any other existing article, other external links, or documents.

Instructions o Link to an External Website

1. Highlight the word(s) that will build the link later.


Capture d’écran 2021-09-15 à 14.21.18.png

2. Click on the "Insert Link" symbol in the toolbar.


Capture d’écran 2021-09-15 à 14.25.09.png


3. A dialog window will appear. Click on "External site" and type in the complete URL for the external site you wish to link to.


Capture d’écran 2021-09-15 à 14.40.07.png

(Make sure that there are no spaces within the link, as those need to be replaced with "%20" in order to work.)

4. Successfully linked words will appear in blue color whereas links without a valid target will appear in red color. Words linking to external website have a small arrow next to them.


Capture d’écran 2021-09-15 à 14.28.23.png

5. Save your changes by clicking "Save page" at the bottom of the page.


Linking to an Article on energypedia

  • For instructions on linking to an article on energypedia click here.