External link is general web link targeting some external web resource - e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South\_China\_Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea) is an external link to one Wikipedia page.
An external link is a standard web link targeting for example a website. For example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South\_China\_Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea) is an external link to a Wikipedia page.
External links are done through CKEditor native links. To create an external link, select text and press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd> or wait for the "balloon" to appear and click link icon there.
To create a link without a custom text:

* Press <imgsrc="1_Links_image.png"width="15"height="16"> in the<aclass="reference-link"href="Formatting%20toolbar.md">Formatting toolbar</a>:
* A popup will appear, type or paste the URL in the box.
* Press <kbd>Enter</kbd> or the check mark icon to confirm.
* Alternatively, press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> to trigger the aforementioned popup.
* A simpler way is to paste the raw link and press space to turn it automatically into a link.
To create a link with a custom text:
* First, type and select the text which will be turned into a link.
* Follow the previous steps to open the link interface (via the formatting toolbar, or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd>).
* Alternatively, simply paste (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd>) over the selected text to turn it into a link.
Once a link is inserted:
* The text inside the link can be changed if needed but the link itself will remain.
* To modify the link, click on the link to display the popup and press the <imgsrc="Links_image.png"width="18"height="18">_Edit link_ button.
* To remove a link, click on it and press the <imgsrc="2_Links_image.png"width="18"height="18">_Unlink_ button.
You can follow external link by either double clicking (will open new tab/window) it or right clicking on them and choosing "Open in new tab".
You can follow external link by either double clicking (will open new tab/window) it or right clicking on them and choosing "Open in new tab".