External links in main menus

[Porcupine]

This must be easy, but as a new user, I don't see an easy way to include a link to an external web site in the main menu of my site -- it just lists the pages of my site. How can I include an external link in the main menu?

[cyberman]

Hi Procupine,

welcome on CMS made simple.

Set content type to link and target to _blank.

[stopsatgreen]

Content > Pages > Add New Content

From the first dropdown, choose Link.

[Porcupine]

Wow, thanks very much!

[orpingtoncomputers]

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but this was the closest to my issue in a search.

So, i set the new page to external link and target _blank, input the url in the box and apply, when i click the link in the site menu it takes me to http://mydomain.com/theexternallink.com,[b] not[/b] to http://theexternallink.com as i expected.

[orpingtoncomputers]

Sorry for the double post.

I realised the inputted url must have http://
I actually used mailto:myemailaddy@gmail.com , it works fine.

[Dr.CSS]

Yes all links must have a full address, just like it shows up in your browser...