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KB User's Guide - Documents Tab - LinkTopic
This document will show you how to use the LinkTopic function that is currently only available in the HTML document editor.
Display a Topic name in Plain Text (e.g. not hyperlinked) in a Document
The custom tag, LinkTopic, points to a specific topic name and displays it in plain text.
- Locate the LinkTopic button in your HTML editor
- When you click on that button, a pop screen will ask you whether you would like the Topic name to appear as plain text and NOT hyperlinked. Type "Y" in the text field provided.
- The following will appear on your screen:
- Next, determine which Topic name (in plain text) you would like to appear in your document.
- Select the appropriate Topic ID number found between the parentheses in the Topics list.
- The name of your Topic will appear in plain text in your document.
- From here, you may decorate the Topic Name using CSS.
- The LinkTopic function is ideal for use in your Topic "superdocs". For more information on how to create one, please refer to KB User's Guide - Topics Tab - Document describing the Meta-Description of a Topic.
<a class="linktopic" name="topic-name-only"></a>
The example below will use the Topic ID number of "Operating System (OS)" which is 1060.
<a class="linktopic" name="topic-name-only">1060</a>
The image below is a Preview of the document in which the "Operating System (OS)" topic was selected to be displayed in plain text.
Display a Hyperlinked Topic Name in a Document
The custom tag, LinkTopic, points to a specific hyperlinked topic name. The link leads to the live site listing of documents in that topic.
- Locate the LinkTopic button in your HTML editor
- When you click on that button, a pop screen will ask you whether you would like the Topic name to appear as a link. Leave the text field blank.
- You will immediately be prompted to decide whether you want your link to open in another window. Type "Y" or leave blank as appropriate.
- If you choose "Y", yes, to your link opening in a new screen, the following will appear on your screen:
- If you do not want your link to lead to a new window, and you leave the text field blank, the following will appear on your screen:
- Next, determine which Topic name you would like to appear as a hyperlink in your document.
- Select the appropriate Topic ID number found between the parentheses in the Topic list.
- The name of your Topic will appear as a hyperlink in your document.
- From here, you may decorate the Topic Name using CSS.
- The LinkTopic function is ideal for use in your Topic "superdocs". For more information on how to create one, please refer to KB User's Guide - Topics Tab - Document describing the Meta-Description of a Topic.
<a class="linktopic" target="_blank"></a>
<a class="linktopic"></a>
The examples below will use the Topic ID number of "Operating System (OS)" which is 1060.
<a class="linktopic">1060</a>
or <a class="linktopic"target="_blank">1060</a>
The image below is a Preview of the document in which the "Operating System (OS)" topic was selected to be displayed as a link.