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To add links to a Joomla article

You can add links to other articles or to other web sites.

Important – This procedure requires that you have JCE Content Editor ( http://www.joomlacontenteditor.net/ )installed.

1.	In an open article, select the text you want to use as the link text and then click the Edit/Insert Link button.

Figure 43 Link Text

2.	In the Insert/Edit Link dialog box, perform one of the following:

n	To link to another website or URL, enter the URL in the URL field.

n	To link to another content item, from the Select Link Type menu, select Article and then select the section and category and article you want to link to.

Note – There are two versions of JCE editor for Joomla 1.5. Figure 44 illustrates the new version of the JCE link dialog box and Figure 45 illustrates the old version of the JCE link dialog box.

Figure 44 JCE Advanced Link: 1.5.0

Figure 45 Edit/Insert Link Dialog Box

3.	Select a target for the link.

n	If you want to link to open in the current window, select Open in this window / frame.

n	If you want the link to open in a new window, select Open in a New Window.

4.	Click Insert to insert the link.

5.	Open the article on your website and test the link to make sure it links to the correct page.

Related

n	To delete a link from a Joomla article

n	To add and link to documents (.doc, .pdf, etc)