> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.eximee.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.eximee.com/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/biblioteka-komponentow-bazowych/0-struktura-i-nawigacja/nawigacja/link-externallink.md).

# Link - ExternalLink

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Availability of functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.
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Component for a link leading to any external link.

![](/files/31c63001a87d8b44095430ca96b7503cf7747413)

✅ **When to use:**

* You want to enable navigation to an external address or another form.

:x: **When not to use:**

* The link should lead to another page within the application. **Use**: [PageNavigationLink](/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/biblioteka-komponentow-bazowych/0-struktura-i-nawigacja/nawigacja/link-wewnetrzny-pagenavigationlink.md)

## Component properties

<table><thead><tr><th>Eximee Designer property</th><th width="192.0499267578125">Attribute name in Source</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Redirect link</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>href</td><td>Link address</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anchor name</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>linkName</td><td>Anchor name</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Link opening method</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>target</td><td>Specifies how to open the link (empty by default, loading the link in the same browser tab). If the link is to be loaded in a new tab, enter the value "_blank" (for the same one, "_top").</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Content</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>content</td><td>Link text</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Text displayed when hovering the mouse over the link</strong> (section <strong>Basic properties</strong>)</td><td>title</td><td>Text to display as a tooltip when hovering over the link</td></tr></tbody></table>

> More information about component properties: [Common component properties](/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/interfejs-uzytkownika/formularze/praca-z-komponentami-bazowymi/wspolne-wlasciwosci-komponentow.md)

## Populated from an external data source

For the component, you can attach a service that will populate the component with data for the fields:

* href
* linkName
* target

To populate the component with an external URL, simply attach the script *EchoServiceScript*, where the input will be the requested URL address or a session variable.

![Figure 1. Example appearance of the component in the request](/files/6811905cfb5a8b00972bdd90556b96215aa4bf1a)

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Demo application: demoExternalLink
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♿WCAG: [WCAG best practices for low-code dev](/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/proces-biznesowy/tworzenie-procesu-biznesowego-w-bpmn-2.0/dobre-praktyki.md)
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