How to Insert a Link into a Displayr Document

Introduction

Links allow the Viewer of the document to jump to a different page within your Document (Dashboard), or to an URL outside the Document. Note, that links will only become active once the Document is published as a Web Page and viewed as a Dashboard. 

This article describes the steps required to insert a Link into your Document.

Requirements

• A Displayr Document published as a WebPage (Dashboard). 
• An object or text to add the link to. This can be a text box, image, or shape. 
• At least two Pages (to link to a different page within a Document). 
• Full URL address, including the protocol (eg http, https, ftp or mailto).  

Method 1 - link to a Web Page 

1. Select an output or text you wish to add the link to.
2. In the Anything menu select Page Design > Link > Web Page. 
3. Input the complete hyperlink including the protocol (eg http, https, ftp or mailto). The link to the Displayr home page (https://www.displayr.com/) is used in the below example. 
4. OPTIONAL: select Open this link in a new tab. Selecting this option will ensure that the desired website opens in a new tab of the browser, rather than navigating away from the Dashboard. 
   
   
5. Select OK.

Note: to remove the link, repeat the above steps and remove the link from the Address field.

Method 2 - link to a Page within the Document 

1. Select an output or text you wish to add the link to.
2. In the Anything menu select Page Design > Link > Page in this Document.
3. Select the desired page from the Page: drop-down menu.
4. OPTIONAL: select Open this link in a new tab if you wish for the Page to appear in a new tab of the browser. 
   
5. Select OK. 

Note: to remove the link, repeat the above steps and select 'None' from the Page: drop-down menu. Also, these links are not supported when exporting to Office or PDF.

Method 3 - navigate within browser history, or within the Document 

1. Select an output or text you wish to add the link to.
2. In the Anything menu select Page Design > Link.
3. Select one of the below options:
   - Back - to go backward in viewers' browser history.
   - Forward - to go forward in viewers' browser history.
   - Previous Page - to link to the previous page in the document.
   - Next Page - to link to the next page in the document.
4. Select OK. 

Note, these links are not supported when exporting to Office or PDF.

See Also

How to Publish a Document as a Web Page (Dashboard)

How to Create Dynamic Links Using R Code