How do I link to an existing workspace page?
- Highlight a word you wish to use as the link to the page. This is actually optional, if you want the text to be the workspace page title itself.
- Click on the “Insert/Edit Link” tool in the toolbar (see image below).
- Make sure that “PBworks Page” is selected in the “Link Type” drop-down menu.
- In the “Page” drop-down menu, select the name of an existing page.
- Click "OK" to insert the link.
How do I link to a web page on another site?
- Highlight a word you wish to use as the link to the site. This is actually optional, if you want the text to be the web address itself.
- Click “Insert/Edit Link” tool in the toolbar (see image below).
- Select "URL" in the "Link type"dropdown selector.
- Type the URL you want inside the URL field. You can also check the checkbox to make the link open in a new window.
- Click “OK” to insert the link.
How do I link to an email address?
- Highlight a word you wish to use as the link to the email address. This is optional, if you want the text to be the email address itself.
- Click “Insert/Edit Link” tool in the toolbar (see image below).
- Select the email option in the "Link Type" dropdown selector. Type the email address in the email field.
- Click “OK”.
Anchor Links
Automatic
The Table of Contents plugin is available on all workspaces to automatically create an outline of any workspace page. The TOC plugin will create a structured list of anchor links which are defined by the text's format. The text for the "Heading 1" format is on the top of the list, and "Heading 2" will be a sub-category of "Heading 1". For more information on the Table of Contents plugin, click here.
Manual
If you're interested in a horizontal Table of Contents (see PBworks Glossary for an example) or are just looking to add some links to same-page content, you can add HTML anchor links to a page, using the HTML/Javascript plugin. Just click "Insert Plugin" in the editor and choose "HTML/Javascript" in the PBworks magic category. Then insert the HTML for an anchor link into the HTML plugin (see image below), using the following HTML tags to create an anchor point:
<a name="anchor_name">Target Text</a>
- The anchor_name will be used in the link to tell your browser where to go. Short, one-word anchor names are ideal.
- The Target Text refers to the actual text content of the page to which you are attaching the "anchor". When a user clicks on a finished anchor link, his/her browser will move its focus to the Target Text, so that it appears at the top of the page.
Once you have the anchors inserted, you can create links that point to the anchor name that you identified previously, using this format:
http://workspacename.pbworks.com/PageName#anchor_name
Examples
http://usermanual.pbworks.com/Links#HowdoIcreateananchorlink
http://usermanual.pbworks.com/Links#HowdoIlinktoafile
Other Linking
Or you can create your own text and use the Insert/Edit URL tool to attach the anchor link to the text:
How do I create an anchor link? (The Target Text here is the phrase, "How do I create an anchor link?")
How do I link to a file?
How do I force a link to open in a new window?
At times you may want links to open another browser window. We try to make it as easy as possible for you, using our "Insert Link" tool, but you can also do this using HTML.
Using Insert Link
You can use the Insert/Edit Link tool to do this. Simply choose "URL" as the link type and then check the box underneath the form to force the link to open in the new window.
Using HTML
Alternatively, you can use HTML code to force links to open in new windows. In the Edit page mode, you can place this HTML code into our "HTML" plugin or you can enter it directly into the page's HTML via the Source button. Below is the HTML code for a normal link and a targeted link; note that the HTML tags are in red, the URL target of the link is blue, and the text to be linked is gray.
Example of a normal link (opens in the same window):
<a href="http://google.com">Go to Google</a>
Example of a targeted link (opens in a new window):
<a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">Go to Google</a>
How do I change the text for an existing link?
To change the text displayed by an existing link, in Edit mode, just click once into the center of the link text and make it say what you want. Remove any part of the text by deleting it. The actual link URL shouldn't change.
Instead of your link saying this:
http://google.com
it could say this:
Go to Google
How do I create a link to a file that I've uploaded?
1) Enter into "Edit Mode" by clicking on the page's "Edit" tab;
2) Find the "Insert Links" page tool on the right side of the screen and click on the "Images and Files" tab;
3) If you don't see the file listed, scroll down to the bottom of the list and click the "Show all # files" link;
4) Click on the file name to insert a link to the file onto the page.
How do I link to a file that's on my computer?
While you can't link directly to a file on your computer, you can upload and add links to files from your computer without leaving the Edit mode, here's how:
1) Enter into "Edit Mode" by clicking on the page's "Edit" tab;
2) Find the "Insert Links" page tool on the right side of the screen and click on the "Images and Files" tab;
3) Click “Browse” to find the file on your computer, and click "Open"--the file should automatically upload. After uploading, the file will appear at the top of the list of files;
4) Click on the file name to insert a link to the file onto the page.
Note: If you want to see a list of your files and pictures from the "View" mode, click the “Pages & Files” link while viewing the workspace. In this area, you will find comprehensive page and file management tools that will allow you to rename and delete files or pictures, control page & folder security, and view file revisions.
How do I add links to the SideBar?
1. Edit the SideBar page by clicking the "Edit the sidebar" link in the right Side Panel of the workspace.
Once you are editing the SideBar page, you can use the instructions above to add your links.
