Creating+Links

=Introduction=

In this tutorial, you will learn about the three types of links that you will use when working with your wiki. Links are the most important tool for have a wiki that is easy to navigate. As soon as you start creating more than one page, you will need to learn about links. Also, when you create long pages, you will need to learn how to create a link that will allow someone to go back to the top of the page.

A Guide to the Editor Bar


=Types of Links= There are three types of links to use in a wiki.
 * **Wiki Link:** This type of link creates links to other pages within the same wiki.
 * **External Link:** This creates links to other websites.
 * **Anchor:** This all for you to link to certain parts within one page. A common use for this is to create a "Back to the top" link for long pages.

=Wiki Link= 1. To create a link to another page in your wiki. 2. Go to edit mode. 3. Click the link button. 4. Select the Wiki Link tab. 5. Click the drop-down menu next to "Page Name". This will list all the pages in your wiki. 6. Select the desired page link. 7. Click "Add Link". 8. Voila!

= = = = =External Link= 1. To create a link to an external website. 2. Go to edit mode. 3. Click the link button. 4. Select the External Link tab. 5. In the "Link Text" box, type the text that you would like to appear on the screen as the link. 6. Type in the address of the site you wish to go to in the "Address" box. 7. Click "Add Link". 8. Voila!

= = =Anchor= Anchors can have a lot of functions. For this example, we will back a back to the top link. This is something to get into the habit of when creating all wiki pages. 1. Put your cursor at the top left corner of the page and click on the "link" button. 2. Select the "Anchor" tab. 3. Because we're creating a back to the top link, we'll call the anchor "top" in the "Anchor Name" box. 4. Click "Add Link". A little anchor appears in the top corner of the page in edit mode (it won't appear on the actual page.
 * Part 1**

1. Whenever your page gets long enough that the top of the page cannot be seen on the screen, you might think about putting in a "back to the top" link. This are well placed at the end of sections on your page. 2. Click the "link" button on the editor bar, 3. Select the "Wiki Link" tab. 4. Type "Back to the top" in the "Link Text" box. 5. Select your current page in the "Page Name" drop-menu. 6. Click the "Link to anchor?" link. It will turn into a box. 7. Type "top" in the box - this is the name of the anchor you created in Part 1. 8 Click "Add Link" 9. Voila!
 * Part 2**

=Recap= You have now learned how to:
 * 1) Create links to pages within your wiki
 * 2) Create links to external websites
 * 3) Create links to parts of a page (e.g. back to the top)

You will now be able to organise your wiki to create a coherent structure.