Creating an External Link

To create an anchor that is a link to another document:

1. Select to select (by click and drag or by keyboard) the text for the link you are creating.

2. Click the Link button (first case) or select the entry "Create or change link" in the Links menu (second case).
   • In the first case, the cursor changes from an arrow to a hand to let you click the target document.
     • If the target document is displayed in another Amaya window, click anywhere within that window to create the link.
     • If the target document is not displayed in another Amaya window, press the F2 or Delete key, or click a part of the document which cannot be a valid target.  A dialog prompts you for the location of the target document. Type the URI of the target document and then Confirm to create the link.
   • In the second case, a dialog prompts you for the location of the target document.
     • If the target document is displayed in another Amaya window and you want to select it by click, click the Click button then click anywhere within that window to create the link.
     • If the target document is not displayed in another Amaya window, type the URI of the target document and then Confirm to create the link.

See also:

• Creating and Internal Link