Anchor Links are links that allow you to easily jump from one point in a record to another, such as a table of contents to a subsection of a web page. The Drag & Drop, Block, and Free Style Email Template Editors allow you to add Anchor links to a template.
Goals
- Learn how to set up an Anchor and Anchor Link in the Drag & Drop, Block, and Freestyle Editors.
Drag & Drop
To create an Anchor in the Drag & Drop Editor, first select the text that you want the Anchor Link to jump to and then click the Anchor button:
In the Anchor Properties box that pops up, give your Anchor a name and click OK.
Next, highlight the text/image that you would like to be the Anchor Link and click on the Hyperlink Manager button.
In the Hyperlink Manager select the Anchor tab and choose your Anchor from the Choose an Existing Anchor menu and then click the Insert Link button.
Your Anchor Link is now set up and can be tested in the Preview view.
Freestyle Editor
To create an Anchor in the FreeStyle Editor, first select the text that you want the Anchor Link to jump to and then click the Anchor button:
In the Anchor Properties box that pops up, give your Anchor a name and click OK.
Next, highlight the text/image that you would like to be the Anchor Link and click on the Hyperlink Manager button.
In the Hyperlink Manager select the Anchor tab and choose your Anchor from the Choose an Existing Anchor menu and then click the Insert Link button.
Your Anchor Link is now set up and can be tested in the Preview view.
Block Editor
In the Block Editor and Freestyle Editor both Anchor and Anchor Link creation are handled in the Hyperlink Manager. First, highlight the text that you would like the Anchor Link to jump to and click the Hyperlink Manager button.
Inside the Hyperlink Manager switch to the anchor tab, give the Anchor a name, and click OK.
Next, highlight the text that you want to be the Anchor Link and open the Hyperlink Manager. In the hyperlink tab, choose the Anchor that you want to link to from the "Existing Anchor" menu.
Your Anchor and Anchor Link are now set and can be tested in the Preview view.
Please know, viewing anchor links within an email is not supported on iPhones since iOS 8. This is not an issue with ClickDimensions functionality, but with an iphone mobile device's support of the email internal anchor functionality.
Want to include an Anchor Link to an external website? This is possible to achieve within the link manager within the Drag and Drop and Free Style designers just by placing the full URL in the Website URL tab of the Hyperlink Manager. If you're working within the Block or Custom HTML editors, take a look at our Add an Outside Anchor Link to an Email help article!
| Feature Added: Original |
| Feature Updated: 8.1.0 |
| ClickDimensions Version Needed: Any |