When you click on a link and select the Edit option, there are several options that can be used.
Search - used to edit an internal link on a page.
Recently Viewed - let's you quickly link a recently opened page
Files - Link to a file that is attached to this page or attach a new one
Web Link - link to a file that is outside of the Confluence Space - on another server or somewhere on the internet
Advanced - allows adding a link with a #anchorname (like a tab on a SWEHB page).
1.2.1 Search Option
This option is used for pages in any Confluence space on the current sever. You can put in a partial page name (like "SWE-051") and then do the search. You can search in:
All Content - all spaces
A specific space - the default is the current space.
This screenshot shows a partial list of the possible pages that start with "SWE-05". If you don't see the page you want, type more characters in the page name or click the search key to get a complete list.
Highlight the page you want to link. If you want to put in a different "link text", do that at the bottom of the window. If you leave this field blank, the page name will be automatically used.
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One great advantage of using an internal link - if the page name changes, it will be automatically updated in all of the internal links throughout the Confluence space.
1.2.2 Recently Viewed
In this option, you will be presented with all the pages that you have recently viewed in the current space. This is handy for making sure that you have the right page selected for your link.
You have the option of putting in your own "Link text" or using the page name (leave "Link text" blank.
1.2.3 Files
This option gives you the option of linking to an file attached to the page you are editing. When you use this option for , you will get a thumbnail image of the attachment with the option of resizing the image. You can also put a border around the image. If you insert a document or other file, the link will be to a previewer that gives the reader a chance to look at the document without opening it in it's native application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
The previewer for Word is pretty good. Others are not so good. Excel is horrible. there is a better way of linking to files. The PATs use this other way.
1.2.4 Web Link
This option is used for links to content that is outside of the Confluence space.
In this example, the address field is where you would put the complete URL for the page. Link text can be whatever you want the link to look like on the page.
1.2.5 Advanced
In this option, you can supply a full URL link to a page with a #anchorname to get down to a tab on a page. It will not fix page name changes when they occur. You should only use this method of getting to a tab on a page if you plan to test out the links before using them in front of others (in training classes, etc. ).
In this option you get a chance to change the Link text.
You can put links easily into Word docs. If you insert a full URL into a document, word interprets this as a link and turns it blue with underlining turned on if the mouse hovers over it.
Put the cursor in the link, you can then enter the link editor using the "Ctrl-k" shortcut. You will see a window like the one below and be able to change any of the attributes of the link:
The options you will use most often in working with Confluence pages are:
Text to display - this works the same as "Link text" in Confluence
Address this is the full URL for the link. In Confluence it can go down to a an #anchorname. (see section 1.2.5 on this page for details on #anchorname)
Remove link - Use this if you want to remove the link but leave the text in the document.
Other options are for use within a word document.
Note
It is not advisable to use a URL to get all the way down to an attachment on a Confluence page. You may get error messages about an inability to load a previewer app.
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3. Links in PPTs
Links are frequently used in PowerPoint Presentations to pull up links during the presentation. Inserting a link in PowerPint is very similar to Word. Just paste in the link you want. You can get it from the URL field on an existing page or from the "Copy link address" option when you right click on an attachment.
Note
It is not advisable to use a URL to get all the way down to an attachment on a Confluence page. You may get error messages about an inability to load a previewer app.
When you edit a link, you get a sub-window for managing the link.
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The options you will use most often in working with Confluence pages are:
Text to display - this works the same as "Link text" in Confluence
Address this is the full URL for the link. In Confluence it can go down to an #anchorname. (see section 1.2.5 on this page for details on #anchorname)
Remove link - Use this if you want to remove the link but leave the text in the document.
Other options are for use within a PowerPoint presentation.
Note
It is not advisable to use a URL to get all the way down to an attachment on a Confluence page. You may get error messages about an inability to load a previewer app. In the above example, the address goes all the way to the ".docx" attachment on the page. This link produces an error about inability to load the file previewer.
