Hyperlinks are embedded directly in text or pictures on a page, and they give textual or graphical cues about where they lead. For example, a text hyperlink from the phrase "What's new in Microsoft FrontPage 2000" and a picture hyperlink from the Microsoft FrontPage logo both would indicate that the hyperlink goes to a page describing Microsoft FrontPage new features in FrontPage 2000.

Examples of text hyperlinks

Web browsers usually underline text hyperlinks and display them in a specific colour. Hyperlinks in pictures are invisible. However, users can tell when the pointer is over a hyperlink because it changes appearance, usually to a pointing hand.

Creating Text Hyperlinks

Most of your hyperlinks will probably be made up of words.

To create a text hyperlink pointing to existing page in current web

The simplest use of a hyperlink is to take your visitor to the top of another page in your web.

• In Page view, select text that will identify the hyperlink
• On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink

OR

• From the Insert menu select Hyperlink... (SpeedKey: Ctrl+K)

The Create Hyperlink dialogue box is displayed.

Create Hyperlink dialogue box

• Click a file to make it the target of the hyperlink (To browse the contents of a folder, double-click it)
• Click OK

The hyperlink is set up. The text you used as the hyperlink is now highlighted and underlined with the default link colour.

Note: FrontPage adds the HTML tags <a href="hyperlinktarget"> </a > around the hyperlink text.

To create a text hyperlink pointing to the world wide web

• Log onto your ISP and set up your connection to the internet
• In Page view, select text that will identify the hyperlink
• On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink

OR

• From the Insert menu select Hyperlink... (SpeedKey: Ctrl+K)
• In the Create Hyperlink dialogue box, click the World Wide Web button

Your web browser is displayed.

• In your web browser, go to the page or file that you want to be the target of your hyperlink
• Without closing the browser, press Alt+Tab to return to FrontPage

The location of the page you visited will be in the URL field.

• Click OK

The hyperlink is created.

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