Object to display |
Desired Effect on Page |
Link Syntax (italic text is object path and name) |
Set to Open in New Window? |
Comments |
RWD Page or file (relative link) |
Display Object |
path/object name
(Eg. Anyfolder/anysubfolder/homework) |
Either- recommend same window |
This is the most common method of linking to other pages in a user's site |
RWD Page or file (qualified link) |
Display Object |
/path from root of site/object name
(Eg. school_graphics/animals/cute/bunny.gif) |
Either - recommend same window |
the first / character (the slash) indicates to FirstClass to start at the root of the site (the site container itself). The path will be longer than in a relative link but this syntax is very useful when resources (such as graphics) are stored centrally on a site. Usually, the / is used in the RWDE Administrator form as most objects referenced in that form need to work in all pages and links must be fully qualified. |
RWD Page or file (qualified link) |
Display Object |
http://RWDsiteURL/path/object name
(Eg. http//www.mysite.com/teachersitefolder/Anysubfolder/events) |
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Copy and paste the address from the browser address bar right into the RWD Page Builder form |
WWW web site |
Display Object |
http://WWWsiteURL(/path/page name if a specific page)
(Eg. http//www.cnn.com) |
Either - recommend new window |
Copy and paste the address from the browser address bar right into the RWD Page Builder form |
Calendar - stand-alone |
Display Object as a Full Page |
path/Calendar name?templates=rwd&FormID=158
(Eg. events/jjohnson_Calendar?templates=rwd&FormID=158 |
Either |
Probably the simplest link for a teacher to use to open a class calendar. Use FormID = 158 for Monthly view, FormID =159 for Weekly view, FormID = 167 for Daily view |
Calendar Event |
Display Object as a Full Page |
path/Calendar name/event name?templates=rwd&formid=161
(Eg. /School_Root/School Calendar/school dance?templates=rwd&formid=161
Note that the above link is fully qualified but it need not be. |
New Window - you can use same window but the user will have to click the browser's back button |
For calendar events, you have to view the calendar in the FirstClass Client in list view, find the event, and rename the event itself to a name you choose. If you go back and edit the event, the name of the event will revert back to the name of the user who created the event and your link won't work! |
Calendar - in a frame (instead of page body) |
Display Object in RWD Frame |
?object=path/Calendar name&infobar=no&templates=rwd&Calendar=1
(Eg. ?object=events/my_Calendar&infobar=no&templates=rwd&Calendar=1) |
Same window Only, NOT New |
If you open this in a new window, a complete copy of the entire page will open and you may confuse or lose the web visitor. Use Calendar=1 for Monthly, =2, for Weekly, and =3 for Daily views respectively |
A container – (a Folder or Conference) in a frame |
Display Object in RWD Frame |
?object=path/containername&infobar=no&templates=RWD&ConfPosition=2
(Eg. ?object=/school_root/policies&infobar=no&templates=RWD)
Again, a fully qualified link is used in this example but relative links will work. |
Same window Only, NOT New |
If you open this in a new window, a complete copy of the entire page will open and you may confuse or lose the web visitor. Note that no end document or file name is used as the link is meant to open a container with multiple files in it. Use ConfPosition = 1 to put sub containers to the left of content in the web frame. |
The last web page visited in the current web browser window |
To go back to the previous page |
javascript:history.back(-1); |
Same window ONLY, NOT New - this link will NOT work if you open it in a new window |
This link, if typed exactly, will move the view in the browser window to the last visited page. Note that FirstClass page Body links default to open in a new window - you must change this in order for the link to work. |
Create email message |
open web user's default mail client |
mailto: target email address
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NA |
There are other elements to the syntax that can be added to set subject, etc however this is the basic syntax |
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