=== Create a new link ===

  - Go to the pulldown menu in the right upper corner and choose ''ECHO_link''\\ {{echo_link:add_link.jpg}}
  - Fill in the following fields:\\ 
      * **ID**\\ A name to identify the object consisting only of characters that are allowed in URLs.\\ //Notice//: Appears only when you create the Object.\\ 
      * **Title**\\ The title of the object.\\ //Notice//: Please, don't use umlauts at the moment. In future it will be possible.\\ 
      * **Lable**\\ The lable is a short form of the title. It appears in the [[structure_echopages|side navigation bar]].\\  
      * **Link**\\ The url of the link\\ For example: ''%%http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de%%'' or ''../another_collection''.\\ 
      * **Weight**\\ If in the object above there is defined sortfield: weight, then here you can specify the sortorder by defining a weight (1, 2 ...). The smallest number appears on the top of the list.\\ //Notice//: If you have more than nine objects, use 01, 02 ... 99\\ 
      * **Description** (optional)\\ Description of the Link.\\ 
      * **Content-Type** (optional)\\ The type of content\\ 
      * **Responsible** (optional)\\ The person who is responsible for this Link.\\ //Notice//: For internal use only.\\ 
      * **Coordinates**\\ Don't pay attention to this property, it has no meaning.\\ 
      * **Credits** (optional)\\ You can choose one or more [[partner|partner institutions]] for your link. They are display below the link.
  - Add.


The generic layout of a link:

{{echo_link:link.jpg}}