Hyperlinking is the process of linking an element (either text or image)
to some other object.
Links can be made to
1) Some other place in the same page
2) Some other page (or media) within the same site
3) To another site
To hyperlink a within a page (also called anchoring)
Create one new page in your site called friends.htm
1) Type in set of key words at the top of the page (name of your friends).
2) Below this line type in separate paragraphs of description of the key
words.
3) Now move to the part where you have the descriptions. Click before the
first name and from the top menu select - Insert -> Invisible Tags -> Named
Anchor .
4) You will get a new box that asks you to type in a name for your anchor.
In my case it is Nick's description, so I'll type "nick_descript" in
the box. Don't use space or any other special character for this name. Repeat
this step for the other descriptions.
5)Once you have finished tagging all the descriptions, we can link the names
to their descriptions. Highlight the first name. If you don't see the property
box, activate it - Window->Properties.
6)In the Link field, type in the anchor name you used earlier.To specify
that it is a link within the page we make use of the character "#" as
a prefix to the anchor name. So, I'll type in "#nick_descript" .
To hyperlink to another file(within your site) or to an external page,
1) Highlight the text that needs to be hyperlinked.
2) Make sure that your properties box is open. If it is not active you can
choose it from Window -> Properties.
3) Fill in the required URL in the Link Field. If it is a local file, type
in the name (e.g. friends.htm). For an external page use the complete path.
For e.g.. (http://www.cnn.com)
IMPORTANT:
One of the issues with linking is "Hard Coding". This means that the link cannot find the intended file because the designer set the link relative to the site root. Make sure that your links are relative to the document you are working on.
