Link to PDFs or Other Documents (CK Editor)
In order to link to PDFs or any other documents, we have one of two options: Link from an image or text within the editor, or, via a menu item.
Link via Text/Image:
- Highlight the text or image you would like to link from.
- Select the 'Link' icon from the toolbar.
- Click Browse Server.
- In the upper left corner, choose the Media tab.
- Select the Documents option.
- Click the document's thumbnail icon once, then press the Select button.
- Choose the Target tab and set the drop-down to New Window (_blank).
- Click OK to set the link.
Link via Menu Item
Getting the Link
- Open up the content editor in one of your pages.
- Select the 'Link' icon from the toolbar.
- Click Browse Server.
- In the upper left corner, choose the Media tab.
- Select the Documents option.
- Click the document's thumbnail icon once, then press the Select button.
- Highlight the contents of the URL field and copy it.
- Cancel the link and close the editor (do not save).
Setting the Link
- Access: Content>Menu Manager.
- Select the appropriate menu on the left.
- Click Add New Menu Item.
- Enter the menu item's Name (the Caption will auto-fill after you hit the tab key or click outside of the name field).
- Paste the URL we had copied in the previous section into the Link field.
- Set the Target to New Window.
- Save Item.