Re: Simple hyperlink

2009-01-22 Thread Richard Hauer (5 Limes)
Hi Fred, I strongly recommend spending some time with training manuals and/or help before you go too much further. RedDot is an Enterprise CMS and that means you can make a mess fast! If you are starting a project from scratch you will find that a solid foundation and design is very important

Simple hyperlink

2009-01-21 Thread fred2028
How does 1 achieve this using RedDot's Template Editor? I have extensive HTML and CSS knowledge, so no problem there. Just when I choose Anchor as the placeholder type, there is no option to choose the page I want to link to, and same thing happens when I choose Info as the placeholder type.

Re: Simple hyperlink

2009-01-21 Thread bobbykjack
This is RedDot 101 :-) Once you've created a template with an Anchor placeholder, you can create instances of that template ('pages' in RD terminology). An instance will then allow you to edit the value for that specific Anchor. You can either 'connect' a page, if you want the link to target

Re: Simple hyperlink

2009-01-21 Thread fred2028
Hi, thanks for the prompt reply! How do I connect a page from SmartTree? I have a Content Class called Homepage (used for homepage only) and I wish to to link to a page called Benefits under a content class called Non-Homepage. I created an Anchor placeholder in the template for Homepage and

Re: Simple hyperlink

2009-01-21 Thread bobbykjack
You're looking at the templates (within content classes) which are just the structural 'building blocks' for actual end pages. If you open up the 'Administer Project Structure' node, you're then looking at instances ('pages') built from those templates. You might have a very sparse tree if this

Re: Simple hyperlink

2009-01-21 Thread fred2028
OMG I do not believe it; it actually works! Thanks a lot! You've ended about a full day's worth of experimentation! On Jan 21, 12:04 pm, bobbykjack bobbyj...@gmail.com wrote: You're looking at the templates (within content classes) which are just the structural 'building blocks' for actual