The custom QuickLinks feature allows you to build a list of the most important links that you use on a daily basis. Any web page or web based document can be added to your list, not just pages from within the NCI-Frederick Website. Although the default setting displays only your top ten links, you may have as many links as you like. You can display your additional links by clicking on View All Links (Figure 5). You may add/edit/delete or re-order your QuickLinks at any time.

Remember that you must be an NCI-Frederick employee and have an account to use the custom QuickLinks feature.

Once logged in, you may do any of the following actions:

• Add a QuickLink using the built-in “Add to QuickLinks” feature
• Add a QuickLink using the account manager
• Edit your QuickLinks using the account manager (edit, deletes, or re-order)

If you have any additional questions about your NCI-Frederick QuickLinks account, please do not hesitate to contact the NCI-Frederick webmaster.

Add a QuickLink using the Built-in "Add to QuickLinks" Feature

Figure 6: Login/Add QuickLinks Icons

You must have an account and be logged in to customize your QuickLinks area. If you are logged out, a QuickLinks Login link and icon will appear in the top right corner of the page (Figure 6). If you are logged in, the Add this page to my links icon and link will appear.

Step 1: Navigate to the page that you wish to add to your QuickLinks. Remember that only pages belonging to the NCI-Frederick website will have the Add this page to my links feature.

Step 2: Login to your NCI-Frederick account, if you have not already done so, by clicking on the QuickLinks Login link.

Figure 7: Add QuickLink Popup Window

Step 3: To add the page you are on to your custom QuickLinks list, click on the Add this page to my links link. If you are on a page that is NOT part of the NCI-Frederick site, you may still add the page to your QuickLinks by following the instructions in the Add a QuickLink using the account manager section.

Step 4: A new window will open with the QuickLink Title and Web Address fields pre-populated (Figure 7). You have the ability to modify the title field if you would like. The title area is the text that will display in your QuickLinks list. Click on the Save QuickLink button to save your changes. Click on the Cancel/Close button to close the window without saving the link to your custom list.

Step 5: Once you have saved your new QuickLink, you will be returned to the content page that you started from. The new QuickLink will appear at the top of your QuickLinks list (Figure 5). To edit or re-order the link you will have to go to the Account Management page.

Add a QuickLink using the Account Manager

Figure 8: Account Management Page

You must have an account and be logged in to access the Account Manager. When you are logged in, the Manage My Links option will appear below your QuickLink list in the left navigation area. The NCI-Frederick QuickLinks will be your personal default list until you add a new item to your list.

Step 1: From any page in the NCI-Frederick website, click on Manage My Links (Figure 5). This will take you to the Account Management page.

Step 2: The Add New QuickLink section is located at the top of the Account Management (Figure 8). Type (or paste) the title of the new link in the QuickLink Title text area, then type in the web location (also called an URL, which stands for universal resource locator ) in the Web Address text area. Make sure that the address begins with http://.

QuickTip: To save time when adding a new link, have 2 browser windows open. One window will display the Account Manager page, and the other window the page that you wish to add to the list. This will allow you to copy the URL from the web page and paste into the account manager. If you have many links to add at once, place them all in a text document (such as MSWord), then paste into the Account Manager from there.

Step 3: Click on the Save QuickLink button. The new link will automatically appear as the first link in your QuickLinks list.

Step 4: Continue to add new links as needed, or edit/re-order your list.

Edit Your QuickLinks Using the Account Manager

You must have an account and be logged in to access the Account Manager. When you are logged in, the Manage My Links option will appear below your QuickLink list in the left navigation area.

Figure 9: Edit QuickLink Screen

Figure 10: QuickLinks List and Re-ordering

Edit a QuickLink: You may update your link title or url at any time by using the Account Manager. First, click on the Edit button beside the link you wish to modify (Figure 10). This will take you to the edit screen (Figure 9). Make the necessary changes to the title and/or web address. To save your changes, click on the Update QuickLink button. To cancel your changes, click on the Cancel button. After you click on either button, you will be returned to the Account Management page.

Delete a QuickLink: Click on the Delete button beside a link (Figure 10) to remove it permanently from your list. You will be prompted as to whether you are sure you would like to delete the link. Click OK to delete, or select Cancel to stop the process. Once a link is deleted it cannot be recovered - you will have to add it manually to the list again.

Re-Order Your List: Your link order is determined by the numbers in the Link Order column (Figure 10) to the left of the link titles. You may change the order of your links by changing the number assigned to indvidually links. For example, to move an item to the top of your QuickLinks list, type 1 in the Link Order text area, then click on the Save New Order button.

Multiple records may be re-ordered at one time, but the changes will not take affect until you save them. The system will automatically re-order the un-modified links based on the new placement of the modified ones.

Note: Please remember that new links are automatically added to top of your QuickLinks list.