Understanding Web Page Links

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1. What is a Hyperlink?
2. How do I set up hyperlinks ?
3. Setting e-mail links
4. Graphic & Rollover Linking

What is a Hyperlink?

• All links on web pages to navigate to other are called hyperlinks.
• External links to other sites need to have the full address given when setting them up. Look at the text file that explains the format of full external links

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How do I set up Hyperlinks?

• Go to Insert menu - 'Hyperlink' or click on the icon on the standard toolbar.
• Look at the 'Create Hyperlink' dialogue box.  If you want a relative link select the file from the box.  If you want an external link type the full URL 

            (see What is a hyperlink?-text file) in the URL box

• Select the underlined colours to be used to identify this is a link.  There is a default, but you can alter this if there is going to be a clash by going to 'Page Properties' -Background (right click on main content page for a service menu)

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Setting e-mail links

It is useful to add a link to a contact name on a web site.  This is done by setting up an e-mail link.
This can be done 2 ways

• You can add a 'mailto' link.  This will open up an e-mail program such as Outlook or Outlook Express for the user to send an e-mail to the site administrator. This isn't as yet supported by all web server software or all browsers, but usually works.
• Go to Insert menu and select 'Hyperlink'.  You need to click on the 'Make hyperlink' button and the dialogue box shown below appears.

• Make a response form containing the e-mail link

• Add a non active link as follows:  Contact admin@learnsouthwest.co.uk

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Graphic and Rollover Linking

• Graphic links are simply where you click on a graphic image to trigger a hyperlink
• Insert the graphic Right click on it and select 'Hyperlink' from the service menu.  Type in the full URL for an external link.
• Look at the link for Google below.  Right click in the editor and select 'Hyperlink Properties' to see the URL.  Try it out in preview.

• Rollover links are where the link changes appearance when the mouse passes over it.  To set up do the following:

In Page view, right-click the page, click Page Properties on the shortcut menu, and then click the Background tab.
Under Formatting, select the Enable hyperlink rollover effects check box.
Click Rollover Style.
Set the font properties for hyperlinks on the current page

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