Link to a Document 

1) Go to the orange Message Members button that appears within your group.

2) At the bottom of the message box, there is now an area where you can attach ONE document on your message. If you want to attach more than one document in one message, check the instructions further down on the page.

3) To find your attachment, click on the browse button. This will open up a box that will look for documents on your computer.

You will see that the document will appear in the “File Name” bar at the bottom. When you have selected the document that you want, click the “Open” button. After you click “Open” that box will disappear.

4) You will now be back on the Compose Message screen and the browse bar will be filled with the document that you just chose.

5) Type in your desired e-mail subject in the subject line and copy in the message box. It is recommended that you tell whomever you’re sending the message to what the attachment is as part of your message.

6) When you are all done with your message, click the send button. A message will appear after the message was successfully sent. Depending on the size of your group, this message may take a little while to process.

7) After the message appears, go back into your group and click on the gray Group Resource tab. Once selected, the tab will turn orange. Under the Resources web part, you will see that the document is now archived under that area as well.

8) You, and the rest of your group members, should also receive the message in both your ORNL inbox AND the e-mail that AORN has on file.





Attaching more than one document to a message

After uploading your document to a group resource center, you'll first need to copy the link of the document to your clipboard by right-clicking on the name of the document and choosing Copy Shortcut if you're using Internet Explorer or Copy Link Location if you're using Firefox.



Once you've copied the Document link to your clipboard, you can paste it where you need it. More info about cut and paste commands.

Sending Your Link in a Message to Members
After you've copied the document's link to your clipboard, you can email the link to the document to group members using the big orange Message Members button.

By default, most groups are set to allow only group owners to send mass inbox messages to all members of a group.

If you're a group owner and would like to send a message to everyone in your group, click on the Message Members button located in the upper right-hand side of any of your group's pages.



Clicking on Message Members will bring up a Compose New Message page where you will compose your message. 

Type your message to your group members and with your mouse, highlight the text where you would like to insert the link to your message. 

Then click on the Hyperlink Manager button in the tool bar -- it has a globe icon with a chain link.



In the Hyperlink Manager box that pops up, paste the URL into the URL field. (Use Ctrl V or click your right mouse button and choose Paste). 

Please note that the URL field automatically comes pre-loaded with http://.

If you're pasting a URL, make sure to delete or paste over the pre-loaded http:// or else you'll have a URL with two http://, and your link will not work.



No other settings or fields need to be changed. Click OK. 

The link to the document will now be included in your message.



Click Send to send out your message to your group members' ORNurseLink inboxes.

The group members will receive an email to their external email address alerting them that they have an inbox message on ORNurseLink.


Adding a Document Link to a Discussion

After you've copied the document's link to your clipboard, with your mouse, highlight the text where you would like to insert the link in your discussion.

Then click on the Hyperlink Manager button in the tool bar -- it has a globe icon with a chain link.



In the Hyperlink Manager box that pops up, paste the URL into the URL field.

Please note that the URL field automatically comes pre-loaded with http://.

If you're pasting a URL, make sure to delete or paste over the pre-loaded http:// or else you'll have a URL with two https, and your link will not work.

No other settings or fields need to be changed. Click OK.



The link to the document will now be included in your message.

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