Check External Links dialog box

Custom toolbar > Check External Links
Customize dialog box r > Commands > Tools > Check External Links

Finds all external hyperlinks, or only ones that contain specific text in the URL, in a local site or folder, and checks the links for validity (by trying to follow them).

Link type

Protocol

Select the type of links to search for. Choose:

  • All for all link types
  • HTTP/HTTPS for Web links
  • FTP for FTP links

Find

Enter the full or partial URL to search for. Do not use wildcards. Leave this blank if you want to check all external links for validity.

Search in

Site

Searches the current local site.

Folder

Searches a specific folder. You can select the folder by clicking Browse.

Include subfolders

If searching a folder, select this option to include files in all subfolders.

Buttons

Find

Starts the search.

Stop

Aborts the search.

Close

Closes the dialog box.

Result list

Shows the search results. You can open a found document by double-clicking it in the list.

Check External Links dialog box