Adding Links. Links convey credibility and help with search engine optimization.

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1 A STEP-BY-STEP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE GUIDE TO UPDATING TO ADDING NAVIGATION LINKS Adding Links Links convey credibility and help with search engine optimization. Include links to your industry connections, local Chamber of Commerce, the Better Business Bureau, and your social networking pages. Be sure to review your list of links quarterly, both the ones that link from other websites to yours and those from your website to others. Keep a list of websites that feature a link to your site to make this review quick and easy.

2 A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ADDING LINKS In this example, we ll add a few links on a page inside the Company Info Section, featuring industry connections. Let s consider that you ll be adding multiple logos that link to your industry connections. An Image Gallery would work well. The images can link to the websites of those organizations. Here s an example: Website: Example of image links in an Image Gallery

3 A STEP-BY-STEP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE GUIDE TO UPDATING TO ADDING NAVIGATION LINKS 1. Go to the page where you want to add the links. 1a. Log into your Springboard and click My Website, then Website Content. Hint: Click the link in the top left corner to preview your website. Springboard: Website Content 1b. Click the page title or click the gear icon and click Manage Content. For this exercise we re working in the Company Information Section. Springboard: Website Content > List of pages inside the Company Info Section

4 A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ADDING LINKS 2. Add Collection content to the page. 2a. Click Add Content. Springboard: Clicking Add Content 2b. Select Collection from the Content Type list. Primary Content is the default for Location. Adjust this if needed. Springboard: Adding content to a page. 2c. Click Save & Close. Springboard: Clicking Save & Close to add a Collection

5 A STEP-BY-STEP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE GUIDE TO UPDATING TO ADDING NAVIGATION LINKS The Collection has been added at the bottom of the page with the default setting to display as a list. Springboard: Added Collection 3. Display the Collection as a gallery. 3a. Click the gear icon for the collection and click Edit Collection Display Settings. Springboard: Actions under gear icon

6 A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ADDING LINKS 3b. Type an optional title. The Collection Title only displays in the Springboard, in the content list. Choose to Display Collection as Gallery. Choose whether you d like to customize the gallery display settings. The default display is three columns and three rows. Springboard: Edit Collection Display Settings 3c Click Save & Close. Springboard: Save & Close Display Settings

7 A STEP-BY-STEP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE GUIDE TO UPDATING TO ADDING NAVIGATION LINKS 4. Add your items and links. 4a. Click Add Collection Item. Springboard: Clicking to add Collection Item 4b. Enter the Item Information. Choose Yes to Display this item. Type an optional Item Label, which will display below the thumbnail. Type an optional Item Description, which will display below the Label. Choose the Item Link option: To another site. Type or paste the URL to Redirect To and choose Yes to Open in new window. Click Select an Image and use the File Browser to choose an image you ve added to your Image Library or click Upload Image to choose an image from your computer. Springboard: Completing Collection Item info 4c. Click Save & Close. Springboard: Save & Close Collection Item Repeat for adding the other items and links.

8 A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ADDING LINKS As you add items, they will appear on the list. Springboard: Listing of items in an Image Gallery Use the checkbox in the Display column to show or hide an item on your website. Here s an example of the three collection items displayed on your website. Website: Collection - Image Gallery display of image, label and description Item Image Item Label, Link Item Description

9 A STEP-BY-STEP A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE GUIDE TO UPDATING TO ADDING NAVIGATION LINKS 5. Optional: Sorting Items Change the order in which the links display with simple drag-and-drop action. In your Springboard, click on the crosshair icons for one of the links, drag-and-drop it where you want it. Repeat to update the order of other items. The changes are immediate. Your website has been updated. The next four screen shots illustrate the Before and After of updating the order of the collection items. BEFORE Website: Before changing order of image gallery items Springboard: Changing order of Collection Items

10 A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ADDING LINKS AFTER Springboard: Changing order of Collection Items Website: After changing order of image gallery items