About links

Links (also known as hyperlinks) enable users to navigate throughout the content of your Help system and find information. The most common links are from one topic to another. Text links, which usually appear as underlined text in a color different from the default text, are the most common type of link. When users move the mouse over the text, the pointer changes to indicate that the text is clickable and will perform an action.

Appearance

By default, text links are displayed in blue. You can change the colors of normal, active, and visited links. (For example, the links in this Help system are blue and underlined.)

Destinations

When users click a link, they go to a destination (URL). The destination is most commonly another topic, although different Help formats provide various levels of linking.

Creating and testing links

You can create links in the WYSIWYG Editor, see how they are mapped throughout your project in Link View, and test them in Topic Preview or by running your output in the viewer.