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==Changing MouseOver Text for Links==
 
==Changing MouseOver Text for Links==
Depending on whether a link is internal or external, when you rollover a link with your mouse, the mouseover/rollover text that appears above the link displays either the name of the local wiki page (in case of internal links) or displays the external link saying it will open in a new window (in case of external links e.g '''http://www.google.com will open in a new window''').
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When you hold your mouse over a link without clicking, sometimes some text appears.  This text is called a mouseover or rollover.  Depending on whether a link is internal or external, the mouseover/rollover text is either the name of the local wiki page (in case of [[internal links]]) or the destination URL saying it will open in a new window (in case of [[external links]]).
  
 
In order to change the mouseover/rollover text for these links, the span title tags need to be used.
 
In order to change the mouseover/rollover text for these links, the span title tags need to be used.
  
'''Example:'''
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'''Examples:'''
<br>
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The following link:
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External example:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
[http://www.gunthergifts.com/flasks.html
 
[http://www.gunthergifts.com/flasks.html
 
<span title="Flasks">Liquor Flasks</span>]
 
<span title="Flasks">Liquor Flasks</span>]
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
would make the words 'Liquor Flasks' an external link to http://www.gunthergifts.com/flasks.html, while rolling over the words 'Liquor Flasks' would display the text 'Flasks' only.
 
  
This would then display as the following:
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If you hover over [http://www.gunthergifts.com/flasks.html <span title="Flasks"> Liquor Flasks</span>], you will see the text ''Flasks'' only.
[http://www.gunthergifts.com/flasks.html <span title="Flasks"> Liquor Flasks</span>]
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Internal example:
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<pre>
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[[Flasks.com|<span title="Flasks">Liquor Flasks</span>]]
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</pre>
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If you hover over [[Flasks.com|<span title="Flasks">Liquor Flasks</span>]], you will see the text ''Flasks'' only.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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[[Category:AboutUs Help]]
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[[Category:AboutUs_Help]]

Latest revision as of 01:58, 30 December 2008

Changing MouseOver Text for Links

When you hold your mouse over a link without clicking, sometimes some text appears. This text is called a mouseover or rollover. Depending on whether a link is internal or external, the mouseover/rollover text is either the name of the local wiki page (in case of internal links) or the destination URL saying it will open in a new window (in case of external links).

In order to change the mouseover/rollover text for these links, the span title tags need to be used.

Examples:

External example:

[http://www.gunthergifts.com/flasks.html
<span title="Flasks">Liquor Flasks</span>]

If you hover over Liquor Flasks, you will see the text Flasks only.

Internal example:

[[Flasks.com|<span title="Flasks">Liquor Flasks</span>]]

If you hover over Liquor Flasks, you will see the text Flasks only.

See Also

  • WikiLink for internal linking (to other pages on the wiki)
  • ExternalLink for linking to pages on other websites


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