Drupal CMS: Anchors

Learn to create an anchor in Drupal.

Before you start

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Instructions

Anchors are created to allow the user to 'jump' to a place further down a page thus limiting the scrolling they would otherwise have to do.

Example of anchors being used

Note: Anchor links only work in the same body of content, you cannot add an anchor link to another body of content. For example from the main body content to the footer content.

Creating an anchor is a 2-step process:

Step 1 - drop the anchor

Go to the place where you want the user to end up i.e. above the text where you want to user to start reading
Click on the anchor icon - it looks like a flag.
Type in a short, but relevant name
Click on OK

Step 2 - link the anchor

Go to the place where you want users to jump from
Highlight the relevant text
Click on the hyperlink icon
Ensure the Link Type says 'link to anchor in the text'
Choose the relevant text you chose for the 'dropped' anchor
Click on OK

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