Link to a document or URL

Using the download box

You can also use the download box component to link to a document. This will automatically add the file type and size to the link. The download box also supports uploading files of less than 15MB directly through the component.

Use this guide to learn how to add a link to a document or URL from your webpage.

Video guide

Step 1: Log in

NOTE If linking to a URL, skip Step 2.

Step 2: Upload your file to Assets

Follow our step-by-step guide to upload your document to Assets.

Step 3: Navigate to Sites

Navigate to Sites.

Step 4: Locate and edit the page

Navigate to the page you want to edit.
Select the icon to the left of the page. The tick will appear and your selection will turn blue.
Select Edit in the actions toolbar that appears across the top of your browser.

You should be in Edit mode, visible near the top right of the page.

Step 5: Add and configure the rich text component

Select Drag components here.
Select the plus icon.

Select Rich text editor from the Insert New Component list.

Select the Rich text editor component.
Select the spanner icon to edit the component. This is the Configure button.

Add the text for your link.

Option 1 - Link to a document under Assets

Highlight the text and select the chain icon from the toolbar. This is the Hyperlink button.

In the Path field, select the tick icon to navigate through to the document uploaded under Assets.

Select the icon to the left of the asset filename. A tick will appear and your selection will turn blue.
Click on the blue Select button near the top right.

The document highlighted in the DAM. The select button is also highlighted.

The path field should now be populated.
Select the blue tick in the bottom right of the pop-up to save the hyperlink changes.

Select the tick in the top right to confirm changes to the Rich text component.

Your page now includes a link to the document under Assets.

Option 2 - Link to a URL

Highlight the text and select the chain icon from the toolbar. This is the Hyperlink button.
In the Path field, paste in the URL of the website you would like to link the text to.
Select the blue tick in the bottom right of the pop-up to save the hyperlink changes.
Select the tick in the top right of the Rich text editor to confirm changes.

Step 6: Publish your page

For changes to be updated on your live school website you will need to publish the page.
Select the slider icon in the top left corner. This is the Page Information button.
Select Publish Page from the drop-down.
If you don't see Publish Page you are an Author and will need to select Start Workflow instead. Go to our Author publish a page for more information.

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