Now you can do a whole lot more with links in Rich Text elements in the Designer and Editor. Here’s 4 useful things you can do faster and easier than ever … as of today.
1. Easily link to your own site’s static and dynamic pages
Quickly link to static and dynamic pages on your own site by selecting them from a dropdown. You can also just start typing the page name or Collection name to find the right destination even faster.
![Link to a page or Collection item by typing its name](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6009ec8cda7f305645c9d91b/60108ccbfa0e3b43b3900190_6002086f72b7273e8d01d845_how%2520to%2520link%2520to%2520a%2520page.gif)
2. Open external links in a new tab
Set links to external sites to open in a new tab, so people can easily come back to your site.
![Open a link in a new tab by clicking the settings icon and ticking the Open in new tab checkbox](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6009ec8cda7f305645c9d91b/60108ccb18c2b75a7a675eef_6002086f72b7273b9701d948_open%2520in%2520new%2520tab.gif)
3. Easily link to page sections (via anchor links)
Easily direct people not only to the right page, but the right place on the page, with section (anchor) links.
![Add an anchor link by selecting the anchor link type and typing the heading ID](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6009ec8cda7f305645c9d91b/60108ccb634952a8bf0d5da4_6002086f72b727e76f01d7f5_anchor%2520link.gif)
Note: to create anchor links, you need to add an ID to the element you want to link to (usually a heading), and IDs must be added in the Designer.
4. Create email (mailto) and tel (click-to-call) links
Want to take the friction out of people getting in touch? Add a mailto or tel link so potential customers can email or call with a click.
![Creating a mailto link](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6009ec8cda7f305645c9d91b/60108ccb222d1ef473bfa4d2_6002086f72b727c38b01d806_mailto%2520link.gif)
![Creating a mailto link](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6009ec8cda7f305645c9d91b/60108ccbd9b73be5709c5b5d_6002086f72b727882f01d7f6_tel%2520link.gif)
You can even add a default subject line to your email (mailto) links.
Editing experience improvements
We’ve also improved the Rich Text editing experience in a number of ways, so now you can:
- Type next to linked text without the new text becoming a link
- Use the key combos Command/Control + b to toggle bold and Command/Control + i to toggle italic as you type, without selecting any text
Plus lots of other little tweaks to make editing just feel and work better.
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