Salesforce Docs Portal

Attach Hyperlinks to Text and Images as a Contributor

As a contributor, you can use the inline editor to quickly add hyperlinks to text or images in any editable text areas on the page.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic

Available for purchase in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions

Available (with limitations) in: Developer Edition

User Permissions Needed
To build, edit, and manage Site.com sites:

Site.com Publisher User field enabled on the user detail page

AND

Site administrator or designer role assigned at the site level
To edit only content in Site.com sites:

Site.com Contributor User

AND

Contributor role assigned at the site level

Editable text areas display a gray border when you hover over the text. You can add hyperlinks in these areas only.

When the page is open:

  1. Double-click the text area you want to edit. Editable text areas display a gray border when you hover over the text. The inline editor appears.
  2. Select the text or image that you want to attach a hyperlink to and click Link.
  3. Select the link type.
    • To link to a page or item in your site, or to an external page:
      1. Select URL.
      2. Select the protocol.
      3. In the URL field, select an item in your site, or type the address to an external page—for example, http://www.externalsite.com. (If you can’t see the list of site items, place your cursor in the URL field and press the DOWN key on your keyboard.)
    • To link to an anchor that was previously added to the page, select Link to anchor in the text and select the anchor in the dropdown list.
    • To link to an email message, select An email, and enter the recipient's email address and the message information.
  4. Click OK.

Your changes are saved automatically when you click anywhere outside the text area.

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