Linking to another wiki page or website
The following are the steps to link to another wiki page or a website.
- Type the description to use for the link text.
- Highlight your link text.
- Click the link icon in the Rich Text editor.
- In the dialog box, paste the Tiny Link for the page or the URL for the website.
You can also link to another wiki page by typing its name in square brackets, or paste the Tiny Link to the page or the link to the website directly into your text. Web accessibility guidelines indicate that links embedded with link text are preferred.
If you link to a site other than a US government site, include the destination in your link text, for example "topic (as explained on wikipedia.org).
Examples of Markup for Links
Markup |
Link |
|---|---|
[NCICB website|http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/NCICB/] |
|
[Tips home page|https://wiki.nci.nih.gov/x/-wxy] |
|
[Wiki FAQs, Tips and Guidelines] |
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[Tips home page|Wiki FAQs, Tips and Guidelines] |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/NCICB/ (same as link) |
Note
- If you link to a page by its title and someone changes the title of the page you've linked to, the link will change automatically. However, the page title in your text will not change. If you use the Tiny Link, the link will not break regardless of changes in the page to which you are linking.
- If you have linked by page title, and someone changes the page title you have linked to, your page will indicate it was last edited by the person who changed the title of the page you linked to. If your page is restricted for viewing and editing, it will still be shown as having been changed by this person, who may not be in your LDAP group or able to see your page.
