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. A Point and Shoot button  appears.
2. Drag from the Point and Shoot button 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.

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

2. Choose a link type from the Link Inspector. 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  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.)

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 > Link Types.
2. Do one or both of the following:
• To change the color of a link type, select the type, click the color field, and specify a new color.
• To add a link type, click the New button , specify a color, and type a name.

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