Adding and editing pending links


    You can add pending links between pages, sections, and custom objects, and change links from one type to another. Tour links connect a series of objects, not necessarily adjacent siblings in a sequence. In the site settings, you can change the colors of links and add new link types.

To add a pending link of the type Hyperlink from one object to another:

  1. In the design view, select the source object. The pick whip  pick whip appears.
  2. Drag from the pick whip to the target object. A new link appears with the link type Hyperlink.

To add pending links between already linked objects:

  1. In the design view, do one of the following:
    • Select two objects linked to each other.
    • Select two or more objects linked in sequence, starting with the first object in the sequence.

    TipTo select any object or link after the first object or link selected, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Shift-click (Mac OS). Repeat to deselect the object or link.

  2. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) and choose a link type from the Add Design Line submenu. Ordinarily, you add a type that complements the current link type. For example, you would add a Child link (parent-to-child) to a Parent link (child-to-parent).

To change a link type:

  1. In the design view, select a link. A small rectangle design view, select a link. A small rectangle appears on the link, and the source and target objects are highlighted.
  2. If necessary, select other links. If multiple links are selected, their source and target objects are not highlighted.
  3. Choose a new link type in the Link Inspector. Normally you would choose only Hyperlink, Tour, or a user-defined link type because the family link types (Parent, Child, Next, and Previous) are more easily changed by dragging one of the linked objects onto the other one. (See Moving and copying objects.)
  4. Important: If you create a new family link between two objects by dragging one of them onto the other, the link is always valid. However, if you use the Link Inspector to create it, you may create an invalid family hierarchy--for example, a child with two parents.

To edit link types:

  1. With a site view open, choose Site > Settings > Diagram Link Types.
  2. Select Site Specific Settings.
  3. Do one or both of the following:
    • To change the color of a link type, select the type, click the lower right corner of the color field, and then specify a new color from the swatches that appear.
    • To add a link type, click the New button New Workspace button , type a name, and then click the lower right corner of the color field to specify a color from the swatches that appear.

    Edits to link types apply to all diagrams associated with the current site.