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Capturing a Link
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Search by Word Link

Use the Search by Word link to provide users of your site with links to:
bullet item a list of articles resulting from a search that you defined
bullet item a generic Search by Word page—We encourage you to use the generic page as a template for creating a customized application that allows users to run their own keyword and phrase searches.

Capturing a Link

To Provide a List of Articles (Search Results)

1. Start ProQuest Direct.
2. If you are not at the Search by Word page, click Search by Word on the menu.
3. Type your search in the Search for field.
4. Click Search. ProQuest Direct displays your Search Results.
(If your search fails to return any articles or you encounter an error, follow any on-screen suggestions and run your search again.)
5. Capture the link.
6. Insert the link into selected text or an image on your site. When visitors to your site click the link, ProQuest Direct runs your search and displays the results as a list of articles.

To Provide a Generic Search by Word Page

1. Start ProQuest Direct.
2. If you are not at the Search by Word page, click Search by Word on the menu.
3. Capture the link.
4. Insert the link into selected text or an image on your site. When visitors to your site click the link, a generic Search by Word page will display. We encourage you to customize this page...using buttons, text, colors, and other elements so that it is visually compatible with the rest of your site.

Modifying a Link

To edit a link, you can either use the Link Editor tool or modify the link by hand. You do not have to capture a link before you modify it using the Link Editor.

Using the Link Editor

The Link Editor has two sections:

bullet.gif (826 bytes) General Information contains account information and access control fields. These fields are present in the Link Editor for all of the ProQuest Direct links.
bullet.gif (826 bytes) Search Information contains link-specific information. The fields in this section vary for each ProQuest Direct link.

Manually Editing a Link

As an alternative to using the Link Editor, you can edit the link by hand.