Create and Edit a Hyperlink

Create a Hyperlink

1. Highlight the text you want to hyperlink and click the Link icon or click Elements > Link in the editor.

• Alternatively, right-click the highlighted text and choose Create Link from the context menu, or highlight the text and use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+k or Cmd+k.

2. In the Link Picker window:

• The Link Picker defaults to the Search tab, which automatically searches for articles based on the word(s) you highlighted for the hyperlink, or….

• you can browse through the hierarchy, or  

• insert a destination URL in the Link to field.

3. In the Jump to anchor or section drop-down, leave the default No anchor or section selected to link to the top of a page, or choose an option from the drop-down to link to a particular part of a page.

• The options automatically include any header sections of a page and any anchor links you added to the page. 

4. Under Link Options, choose your preference. 

• Default will open the link in the same window.
• Open in a new window will open the link in a new window or new tab in the same browser.
• Open in contextual help overlay will open the link in a simplified smaller window in the center of the page. 
• (NOTE: External links cannot open in contextual help overlay.)

Edit or Remove Hypelinks

• To change the destination URL, anchor selection, or options for a link: While in edit mode, click anywhere within a hyperlink and choose Edit link from the popup window.
• To remove a hyperlink from text: Click anywhere within a hyperlink in edit mode and choose Unlink from the popup window.
• To remove hyperlink functionality from an email address on a page: Highlight the email address, choose Unlink from the popup window, and choose Format > Regular text (no wiki formatting) from the editor toolbar.