Adding Descriptive Links in Cascade
What is a descriptive link?
Descriptive links are links that are clearly identified through their chosen name and describes where the
link directs to.
Descriptive links should be written to stand-alone without reading the context of the sentence/content it is
hosted in.
Link Text Tips:
The following are some suggestions on how to create a descriptive link for your web page:
 Avoid using general terms like “Click here” or “Here”
 Be specific – Try making links like: “July 2011, Summer Programs” Rather than just “Summer
Programs”. This will prevent confusion for viewers if there are multiple links of similar topics, such
as an archive of summer programs.
 If more than one link on a page shares the same link text, all those links should point to the
same site/file.
 If two or more links refer to different site/file but share the same link text, distinguish the links
by adding dates, details, or title attributes.
How to Add Links on Cascade
Step 1: Find the site/file
you want to link.
Step 2: On Cascade
Content Editor, highlight
or type the text that you
want to link and select the
Insert/edit link icon.
For images, simply click
the image and select
Insert/edit link.
Step 3: A pop-up will open.
You have two options to link a
text or image:
“Internal” is linking a text that is
a site/file on the Cascade
server.
“External” is linking a text by
URL to a site that is outside of
your Cascade environment.
Browse icon
Step 3A Internal:
Select the
Browse icon. A
Browse pop-up will open where
you can look for the site/file that
is on the Cascade server to link
it to the text.
After selecting a site/file, a
confirmation window will
pop-up. Select Confirm.
Step 3B External: Copy and
paste the URL to the Link box.
Step 4: For Internal and
External links!
Add a link title.
Title is only necessary if two or
more links refer to different
site/file but share the same link
text.
Step 5: After adding a link title,
select the Insert button.
The text is linked and
highlighted blue.
Step 6: Select the Submit
button at the bottom of the
Content Editor to finalize your
page.