Library Folder

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Quicklinks and Forms

For a definition of the terms quicklinks and forms, see Terms Used in this Chapter.

Adding a Quicklink or Form to Content

After a new content block is created, users can insert a quicklink or form to it into any other content block. To do so, follow the procedure described in Adding a Library File to Content. The only difference is that you add a quicklink or form instead of a file.

Be sure to place the cursor where you want the quicklink or form to appear before inserting it. When the quicklink or form is inserted, the title of the "jumped to" content block appears in the content. To test the quicklink or form, select the newly-inserted title and double click it.

When the page is published, a reader can click the link to jump to the quicklink or form page.

Viewing Quicklinks or Forms

To view a quicklink or form, follow the procedure described in Viewing Files. The only difference is that you view a quicklink or form instead of a file.

The table below describes each field on the quicklinks display.

Field	Description
Title	Title given to the hyperlink or form by the user who added it, or last edited it.
URL Link	URL link for the quicklink or form.
Library ID	ID number assigned automatically by Ektron CMS400.NET when the quicklink or form was originally added.
Parent Folder	Parent folder that the quicklink or form belongs to. Users need permissions to this folder to be able to access the quicklink or form.
Last User to Edit	Last user that made changes to the quicklink or form.
Last Edit Date	The date the quicklink or form was last edited.
Date Created	The date and time the quicklink or form was originally added to the Ektron CMS400.NET library.

To preview a quicklink or form, click the link at the bottom of the page.

Updating Default Template for Multiple Quicklinks

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Note

This action can only be performed on quicklinks.

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When a content block is moved in Ektron CMS400.NET, its quicklink does not get changed. After it is moved, you need to update the default template called in the content block's quicklink.

To update the default template for one or more quicklinks, follow these steps.

1. in the Library, access the quicklinks folder containing quicklinks you want to update.
2. Click the Update Quicklinks button ( ).
3. The Update URL Link Template Quicklinks screen is displayed.
4. Check the quicklinks you want to update.

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Note

Check the box in the table header to select or deselect all.

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5. In the To: text field, enter the name of the template you want to apply to the selected quicklinks.
6. Click the Update Quicklinks button ( ) to update the changes.

A confirmation message is displayed.

7. Click OK to continue.

The selected quicklinks are updated to use the template specified.

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