Creating resource and navigational links

When you add images and other types of media to a page, you create resource links from the placeholders on the page to the source files. You can also create navigational links from images or text on a page that users click to go to other pages in the site, other anchored locations on the same page, or external URLs or e-mail addresses.

You can set up text or images as empty reference links and specify the destination files for them later or attach actions to them. When you attach an action to an empty reference link, be sure to type the # symbol in the URL text box to prevent browser problems. (See Specifying the destination URL for a link and Setting up actions.)

To create a resource link:

Do one of the following:

• Drag the source file (such as a GIF image, a Photoshop PSD file, or a LiveMotion SWF file) from the Files tab of the site window to the page. GoLive automatically creates a resource link between the image on the page and the source file.
• Select the placeholder object (such as an image or a smart object) on the page, and specify the source file in the URL text box in the Inspector. (See Specifying the destination URL for a link.)

To create a navigational link:

1. Select text, or an image or object on the page.
2. In the Inspector, do one of the following:
• For selected text, specify the destination file for the navigational link in the URL text box. (See Specifying the destination URL for a link.)
• For selected images or objects, click the Link tab (if applicable), and then click the New Link button  and specify the destination file for the link in the URL text box. (See Specifying the destination URL for a link.)

You can also drag the destination file for a navigational link from the Files tab of the site window onto the selection in the page. (If you drag the file to a page without a selection in it, GoLive creates a hypertext link and uses the name of the file for the text label.) (See Creating hypertext links.)

To create an empty reference link:

Select the text or object in the page, and click the New Link button  on the toolbar. GoLive displays a bug icon  in the site window next to pages that contain empty reference links.

You can specify the destination file for multiple links at once by using the In & Out Links palette. (See Editing links and URLs sitewide.)

To remove a link:

Select the text or object in the page, and click the Remove Link button  on the toolbar.