Anchors allow you to better organize a web page that is content heavy - these are text links that jump to a specified point on a page. To create anchors for your Drupal page, follow these directions:
- Go to Edit view of the page you want to add anchors.
- Hilight the text where you want your anchor to be placed. This is where the user will be taken to when they click the text link.
- Click the "anchor" icon in the text editor toolbar, and enter a title for the anchor link you are creating. Click Insert.
- An "anchor" image will appear in the Body field where you are editting text. Click on the "anchor" icon again to edit this anchor title or to check what anchor title you created.
- Enter a title for the hyperlink you would like to be linked to the anchor point you just created. High-light this text and select the "link" button in the text editor toolbar.
- In the Link URL field, enter a "#" followed by the anchor title you created (case-sensitive). This formula will generate the linking funtionality that will allow the user to jump from the text link to the anchor area. No need to select a Target from the drop-down. Click Insert.
- Save.
Notes:
- Anchors don't work from one page to another page, only within the same page.
- Make your anchor areas headers by selecting that text and selecting a header type from the drop-down menu in the text editor toolbar. This is a best practice for placing anchors logically in a way that won't confuse the user.
- Have your text links and your anchor's text header match for consistency.
