Hyperlinks
A HYPERLINK, or LINK for short, is a navigation tool you can build
into your page which enables your visitor to click on a word, phrase, or image,
and be taken to the URL you put into the link. The first thing you need is
the URL, or Uniform Resource Locater, of the site you are linking to. The
URL is the address, that thing that usually begins with http://.
Next, decide which word or phrase you want to use for a link. Maybe you know of a terrific online service you can use to transfer graphics, and you want to recommend it to your visitors. Write a little blurb of Text that fit's into your web page.
Once you decide which word or words to use as the link, place a set of link
tags around that word. A link tag looks like this:
< A HREF = "URL>TEXT</A>
In the case of Weavin, the URL is "http://www.weavin.org.au" So the tags would look like:
<A HREF = "http://www.weavin.org.au">Weavin</A>
Here's how that will look on your webpage: Weavin
You've probably noticed that links are underlined. You don't have to do anything
to make them that way, your browser will automatically underline all links
Linking to email addresses
You can place a special link in your page that,
when clicked, allows your visitor to email you. Do this by placing a MAILTO
value in your link tag.
<A HREF="Mailto:me@myserver.com">