Using site URLs and e-mail addresses

You can use site URLs or e-mail addresses on multiple Web pages without having to type them each time you use them. You collect site URLs in the External tab in the site window. You can get the URLs for your site collection by importing them from your Web browser's favorite URLs, copying them from other pages or sites, or entering them once in the site window.

If you need to change the value of a site URL or e-mail address that you've used on several pages, you can change it in the site window. GoLive then updates all the pages at once.


Use the Group Inspector to specify type of folder. A. A site e-mail address B. A site URL C. Four types of group folders

Note: Whenever GoLive encounters the @ symbol in a URL, it automatically regards the URL as an e-mail address and adds "mailto:" to the URL text box in the Inspector by default. If you want to reference a CGI script or a filename that contains the @ symbol without adding "mailto:" to the URL, you can change the URL Handling default by deselecting the option Auto Add "Mailto:" To Addresses in the Site Settings dialog box or the Preferences dialog box, and then manually enter "mailto:" for your e-mail addresses. (See Setting preferences and see Specifying preferences and settings for Web sites.)

To add a URL or e-mail address to the site:

Do one of the following:

• Select the External tab in the site window and choose Site > Get References Used. GoLive retrieves all the URL and e-mail addresses referenced on pages in the site and lists them in the External tab.
• Drag the URL icon from the Site set in the Objects palette into the External tab in the site window. In the Reference Inspector, enter a name for the site URL in the Name text box, and type or paste the complete URL beginning with the server type such as "http://" or "ftp://" in the URL text box.

Placeholder object icons for URLs and addresses A. URL icon B. Address icon
• Drag the Address icon from the Site set in the Objects palette to the External tab in the site window. In the Reference Inspector, enter a name for the site e-mail address in the Name text box, and type or paste the address (beginning with "mailto: ") in the URL text box. If you are creating an address list, use commas to separate the multiple addresses you provide.
• Select the URL in the browser window and drag it (or the icon to its left) to the External tab in the site window.

Drag the icon to the External tab to add the URL.
• Choose File > Import > Favorites As Site Externals. Then select a Bookmarks, Address Book, Nickname, or Favorites file from Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Eudora Pro, and click Open. If the file contains multiple URLs or e-mail addresses, GoLive imports them as URL or Address groups.
• Drag a site URL or e-mail address from the External tab of another site window to the External tab in the site window.

To rename or edit a site URL or e-mail address:

1. Select the site URL or e-mail address in the External tab.
2. Do any of the following:
• Type a new name in the External tab in the site window or the Name text box in the Reference Inspector.
• Type a new value for the URL or address in the URL text box of the Reference Inspector.
• Click Edit in the Reference Inspector, enter a new URL or address, and click OK. (See Editing URLs in links.)
3. If the Change Reference dialog box appears, click OK to confirm the new URL or address and update all pages in the site that use it. (If you want to exclude a page from updating, deselect it before clicking OK.)

To organize URLs and e-mail addresses in group folders:

1. Drag the URL Group or Address Group icon from the Site set in the Objects palette to the External tab in the site window.
2. Name the group folder as desired.
3. In the External tab in the site window, drag URLs or e-mail addresses into the group folder.

To use a site URL or e-mail address on a page:

1. Select the text or object on the page that you want to use as a link.
2. Do one of the following:
• Drag the site URL or e-mail address from the site window's External tab to the selection in the page.
• In the Inspector, specify the site URL or e-mail address as the destination in the Source or Href text box. (See Linking files.)