TIP 26: Managing URLs and Email Addresses


GoLive does an amazing job of managing files in a Web site, and it's also very adept at managing external references such as email and Web site addresses. To add an external reference to your site, make sure the External tab is active. Then click the Create New Address or Create New URL icons in the toolbar or drag the Address or URL objects from the Site section of the Objects palette. Customize the external reference in the Inspector so that it looks something like Figure 26.

Figure 26. Edit external references in the Inspector palette.


Checking External Links

Instead of verifying every external link individually by hand, select the External tab and choose Site > Check External Links. Checkmarks in the Status column are good. If you see a red bug, you should doublecheck the address.


Importing Favorites as Externals

If you have favorites from Internet Explorer you want to use as links in a Web site, try the File > Import > Favorites as Site Externals… and select your favorites.html file. If you use a different browser such as Safari, Firefox, or Opera, you can drag and drop URLs from the address bar or the bookmarks list directly into the External tab in GoLive.


To apply an external reference as a hyperlink in a page, just drag it from the Site window onto a selected image or text in a Web page in GoLive's Layout Editor. (See Tip 42 for more information on linking.)

If you have an existing site in GoLive and you want to see what email addresses and external URLs are hyperlinked throughout the site, choose Site > Update > Add Used > External Links. All the detected references are added to the External tab of the Site window where you can organize and update them.

To update every instance of an email address throughout a site, just select it in the External tab and make the change in the Inspector. For example, if somebody in your organization gets a promotion, you can change his email address from peewee@company.com to bigshot@company.com in one central location instead of in each instance.



    Adobe GoLive CS2 Tips and Tricks The 250 Best
    Adobe GoLive CS2 Tips and Tricks The 250 Best
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