Hyperlinks

To insert hyperlinks - Use the [Insert] menu, [Edit] menu or the hyperlink button on the standard toolbar. To remove a hyperlink, select the hyperlink and use the [Edit] menu, [Unlink].

Relative or Absolute:

Relative Example: active.htm

Absolute Example: http://frontpage.sharonfrey.com/active.htm

Absolute hyperlink reference will take longer for the server to find and download.

A hyperlink is instructions to the Browser to:

	Go get another page from the server.
	Move to a specific spot (bookmark) in this page.
	Go to another URL on the big WWW.
	Send e-mail.
	And FrontPage adds one more ... create a new page for this particular hyperlink.

The most important consideration in creating hyperlinks is are they relative, located within the site, or absolute, outside of the site directory / folder.

Use the buttons on the dialog box for

1) Use browser to select page on the WWW
2) Link to a file on your computer
3) Make a link that sends email
4) Create a new page and link to new page.

Bookmark / Anchor

Look below the URL: text box in the Dialog Box above. See Bookmark. In html terms that is an anchor on the page. You can create links to specific spots on a page. The Back to Top at the bottom of this page is a bookmark / anchor.

Move your cursor to where you want the bookmark / anchor. Bookmark is on the [Edit] menu. Name the bookmark, save the page, and the bookmark name will appear in the bookmark drop down menu.