How to make added anchors show up to be copied on hover?

[Robert Leach]

I added anchors in a table on every row so that I could link to a specific row from other docs.  After updating the doc with the table and anchors, I expected that the anchors would show up on hover so I could copy them and paste that link into other docs such that when those links are clicked on the other page, the doc with the table would load and scroll to the anchor...

Why isn't that what happens?  Or how do I make it so those anchors behave like other automated anchors for headings in a page, and show up when I hover my mouse on that line/row?

I can still make the anchors' functionality work, but I'm forced to "edit" the document, click the anchor, copy its link, and paste that link into another page.  Subsequently clicking that link on the other page does what I expect: the page with the table loads and is scrolled to the anchor.

What am I missing?  How can I make the manually added anchors behave like the automatic heading anchors and show up on hover?

(Incidentally, it would be nice if I could apply the anchor to text on the page [i.e. wrap the text in an `a` tag for the anchor] so that hovering on that text will reveal the anchor copy icon.)

[Peter_DevSamurai]

Hi @Robert Leach ,

Heading anchors are automatic and show on hover (after saving the page) for easy copying, but manual anchors (via Anchor macro) only display their name in edit mode. Unfortunately, there's no setting to make manual anchors behave like headings (no hover icon or text-wrapping for the macro itself). You can try the alternative work-arounds:

1. Use Headings for Rows: Instead of manual anchors, make each row start with an H6 heading (smallest, style to match table text). Hover on the heading to copy the auto-anchor link. For tables, insert headings in cells -> This works for scrolling to rows.

2. Page Search for Links: To avoid editing, use the macro search: Table of Contents or Excerpt Include with anchors, but for copying, build the link manually (page URL + #youranchorname).

3. For Text Anchors: You can't directly wrap text in an anchor macro (it's a separate element), but place the anchor just before the text. The hover won't show, but linking works. :)

You can refer to the below links:

• Insert Anchors
• Heading Links Community

Hope everything works out for you. 

Best,

Peter