A
hyperlink is a connection from one page to another location such as:
(a)
another page (b) a different
section on the same page.
The
destination is frequently another Web page, but it can also be a picture, an
e-mail address, a file (such as a multimedia file or Microsoft Office document),
or a program. A hyperlink can
be text or a picture.
When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination is displayed in a Web browser, opened, or run, depending on the type of destination. For example, a hyperlink to an AVI file opens the file in a media player, and a hyperlink to a html page displays the page in the Web browser.
Type
and select the text you want to use as a hyperlink. Choose
Hyperlink (or Insert menu - Hyperlink). [CTRL key + K]
Browse to the location of the destination page or file, and then select the page or file.
|
<a href="otherfile.htm">What
is here appears as underlined text in the browser </a> <a href="folder/otherfile.htm"> Underlined text </a> |
Type
and select the text you want to use as a hyperlink
Choose
Hyperlink (or Insert menu - Hyperlink)
- World Wide Web
Type
in the web address including http://
| <a
href="http://www.ecdl.ie">ecdl</a> |
If you are creating an external hyperlink the target shown below will ensure that when the viewer clicks on it the page will display in a new window (the browser is relaunched). This ensures that your site remains behind the new site and is still there if the X (Close) is clicked.
| <a href="http://www.javascript.com" target="_blank">www.javascript.com</a> |
This can be done in FrontPage by:
right clicking over an existing hyperlink -
Choose Page Properties - Click into the pencil where it says Target
Frame - Choose New window
A
bookmark is a location on a page that you have marked.
You
can create a hyperlink to a bookmark when you want to display a certain section
of a page to the site visitor. When the site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the
relevant part of the page is displayed, rather than the top of the page.
For
example, in a long page you could create a bookmark at each heading, and at the
top of the page add a table of contents that lists these headings. Each entry in
the table of contents is a hyperlink that uses a bookmarked heading as a
destination.
A
hyperlink to a bookmark, also called an anchor, is indicated by a pound
sign (#), which precedes the destination URL.
Position
the insertion point where you want to create a bookmark, or select the text to
which you want to assign the bookmark.
Choose
Insert menu - Bookmark.
In
the Bookmark name box, type the name of the bookmark
| <a name="bookmark name"> |
Type
and select the text you want to use as a hyperlink
Choose
Hyperlink [CTRL+K].
Select
the page that contains the bookmark.
In
the Bookmark box, click the bookmark you want to use as the
destination
| <a href="#bookmark name">Underlined text</a> |
You
can create a hyperlink that opens and addresses an e-mail message to the address
you specify. For example, if you want site visitors to send you feedback, you
can create a hyperlink that creates an e-mail message addressed to your e-mail
alias.
Note
Not all Web browsers support hyperlinks to e-mail addresses.
Type
and select the text you want to use as a hyperlink (e.g
e mail me)
Click
the Hyperlink button .
Click
the E-Mail button (to the right of the URL space) .
Type
the e-mail address to which you want the message sent.
| <a href="mailto:kifet.ias@eircom.net">e mail me</a> |
To
delete the hyperlink completely, including the hyperlink text, press DELETE.
To preserve the hyperlink text but delete the hyperlink associated with it, right click over the hyperlink, choose Hyperlink and Remove Hyperlink.