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Creating a link to
another page using a graphical button is only a
few steps but is one of the most important parts
of creating and maintaining a web site. Here are
the steps to linking an image to another page on
your site.
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Select the image
you would like to link from. |
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Go to the "Properties"
dialog box |
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In the "Properties"
dialog box there is a text area that says
Links. It looks like this. 
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Click the folder
on the right side of the text area. |
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Select the file
you would like to link to. |
Yep!
That's it. So why is it so hard to make these
pages work?
Well there are a million other things you
need to think about when creating that link.
Here's a few that people often miss.
Your site hierarchy. If you do not have a
good file hierarchy or your pages are not
in the site you're creating you will get broken
links. In order to solve having a bad file
hierarchy click here.
Another common mistake that people make is
there are spaces in the name of the file they
are linking to. Remember the web doesn't know
what a space is in code. So if you have a
space in the name of the file you are linking
to it's going to look something like this.
your%20file%20here.html. The Internet replaces
the space with %20 and will cause your page
to show up as a missing page.
Another thing to think about is where you
would like your link to show up. If you are
creating a link to an outside source you will
need to put the whole URL in the links section.
So follow the steps above an below and when
you get to the click the folder you are going
to type the URL into the links section on
the "Properties" dialog box. A whole
URL is http://www.kemurshel.com. Some URLS
are different like our web site. Instead of
having a WWW we have a WAVE. This is something
you need to pay attention to when linking
outside your site.
OPENING A NEW WINDOW WITH A LINK
If you are linking to an outside site you
might not want your viewer to leave your site.
If this is the case then you might want to
pop a new browser window. The way you do that
is when you are adding the link just to the
right of it is a text area that says "Target."
Once you have selected a link the "Target"
area will allow you to select "_blank",
_self", "_parent"
or _top. To pop a new window simply select
"_blank." |
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| Creating a link
to text is similar to creating a link to an image.
Follow the next steps to create a link to HTML
text.
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Select the text
you would like to link from. |
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Go to the "Properties"
dialog box and look for this section.
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Click the folder
icon on the right |
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Find the file
you would like to link to. |
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Follow the steps to
either the linking from an image or from text just
add this code to the links box.
mailto:email_address_here@kemurshel.com
Make sure there are no spaces and the e-mail address
is valid. |
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#ONE
Create a home page using PhotoShop, Illustrator,
FreeHand, or Fireworks.
Due 06+11+03
#TWO
Create pages that correlate with your buttons and
upload them using FTP.
Due 06+30+03
#THREE
Create a flash intro for your web site with a skip
button and add it to your site.
Download PDF here
Due 07+14+03
#FOUR
(final)
Create a final web site to display your art and
things that interest you. 5 Pages minimum and a
Flash intro.
Due 07+30+03 |
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