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Verifying Links

Due to the transitory nature of Web pages, you'll undoubtedly find that some of the sites you link to will move or be removed during the lifetime of your site. Tracking down these "missing links" can be time-consuming, but Studio makes the job easier by letting you know which links might be bad.

The Link Checker can verify the location of documents on Web sites, local HTML files, and dependencies for graphics and other media files. Links to secure pages (HTTPS) FTP links, and mailto links cannot be verified. By default, all the links will be checked, but you can un-check as many links as you like to skip verifying them. Tags in comments are not calculated.

To verify links in the current document:


Click the Verify Links tool button or select Tools > Verify Links. The Links Results pane lists the following:
  • Source -- The current document name proceeded by an icon identifying the link as a document or media file.
  • Link -- The link as referenced in the document.
  • Full URL -- The path or IP address of the link.
  • Status -- Initially set to "Untested."

Click the Start Link Verification button on the Link toolbar. Each link is checked in order. The Status column displays OK for successful links and returns an appropriate message for failed links.

The Stop button is enabled during the link test. Click it if you need to end the test before it completes.

Link verification options:


Select a link in the list and click the Set Full URL tool button to change the URL or the local directory Studio should use to process the relative link. Entries made in this dialog are stored in the drop-drown list for future use. Setting the root URL does not modify the source document, it is simply used to tell Studio how to test relative links.

Click the Set Timeout tool button to enter a time value after which the tester moves to the next link in the list.

Click the Set Proxy tool button and enter a server name and port number if the link is routed through a proxy server.

Click the Print button to produce a report of failed links. The report displays in your default browser. You can publish the report, email it, or print it from the browser.

Right-click on a link in the list to select additional options.

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