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Creating Links
Switch back to HomePage and make sure that you have created at least two pages. We will be making a link from one page to the other. Also be sure you understand the different ways to preview from the previous lesson.
Links to Your Pages
NOTE: It is VERY important that you save all your pages in the same place. In our case, save them all to the disk (NOT inside the images folder). If you don't save them in the same place, the links will not work when you transfer the files or publish your page.To Create a Link to Another Page (that you created)
Type a description of the new page (i.e. "More About Me")
Highlight or select the text
Click on the Link Editor button, Browse Files...
or Insert, Link to FileChoose the file you want linked
If you used the Link Editor button, close the box.
If you de-select the text, it should be blue and underlined (unless you changed the default colors)Remember the ways to preview your page. When checking links to pages you have created, use the
HomePage preview button. Once you know your link works, click on the Pencil to go back to edit mode and make a link on the second page back to your first page.
To Create a Link to Another Web Site by Typing the Address (URL)
Type a description of the site (i.e. "BCISD")
Highlight or select the text
Click on the Link Editor button
or Insert, Link to URLYou will see the following Link Editor box.
Type the URL of the site: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/
Close the Link Editor box.This time to check the link, you will have to use the
Preview in Browser button. When you see that it works, try another one, such as http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.weather.com.
To Create a Link to Another Web Site by Copying and Pasting the Address (URL)
You should be thinking by now that there must be an easier way that typing in the URL or address of the web page. There is! In fact, this is a better way to do it. It is very easy to type URLs incorrectly, so this method is useful because you can know for sure that you have the correct URL.Open Netscape and go to the web site
Highlight or selecte the URL in the Location box
Press Ctrl+C to copy. (Command C on the MAC)
(It will seem like nothing happened - it just copied the address to the clipboard).
Go back to Claris Home PageType a description of the site (i.e. "BCISD")
Highlight or select the text
Click on the Link Editor button
or Insert, Link to URLInstead of typing the URL, press Ctrl+V to paste the URL. (Command V on the MAC).
To Create a "Link" to Your Email Address
This link allows people to email you if their browser is configured correctly.
Type a description such as "email me" or "email jlim@remc11.k12.mi.us"
Highlight or select the text
Click on the Link Editor button (the arrow)
Type mailto:your@emailaddress (no spaces)
Close the Link Editor box.Other kinds of links are shown if you click on Show Examples in the Link Editor box as shown below.
© 2000 Instructions created by Janine Lim for Berrien County Intermediate School District and shared with AVLN by permission.
