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Create a hyperlink

Applies to: Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

 
  • In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design Button image, and then do one of the following:

ShowCreate a hyperlink to an existing file or Web page

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.
  3. Select the page or file you want to use as a destination.

ShowCreate a hyperlink to a new page

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click Create New Document.
  3. In the Name of new document box, type the name of the file you want to create and link to.

If you want to create a document in a different location, under Full path, click Change, browse to the location where you want to create the file, and then click OK.

  1. Under When to edit, specify whether you want to edit the file now or later.

ShowCreate a hyperlink to a file or Web page on the World Wide Web

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page, and then, to the right of the Look in box, click the Browse the Web icon Button image.
  3. In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want to link to, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited is displayed in the Address box.

ShowCreate a hyperlink to an e-mail address

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click E-mail Address.
  3. Type the e-mail address you want in the E-mail address box, or select an e-mail address in the Recently used e-mail addresses box.
  4. In the Subject box, type the subject of the e-mail message.

 Note   Some Web browsers and e-mail programs may not recognize the subject line.

ShowCreate a hyperlink to a bookmark on an existing file or Web page

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.
  3. Select the page that contains the bookmark (bookmark: A location or selection of text in a file that you name for reference purposes. Bookmarks identify a location within your file that you can later refer or link to.), and then click Bookmark.
  4. Under Select a place in this document, click the bookmark you want to use as the destination, and then click OK.

ShowCreate a hyperlink to a bookmark on the current page

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click Place in This Document.
  3. Under Select a place in this document, click the bookmark you want to use as the destination, and then click OK.

ShowCreate a hyperlink that opens in a new window

  1. Select the text or the picture that you want to use as the hyperlink.

If you do not select text or a picture, the destination URL (Uniform Resource Locator (URL): An address that specifies a protocol (such as HTTP or FTP) and a location of an object, document, World Wide Web page, or other destination on the Internet or an intranet, for example: http://www.microsoft.com/.) is displayed as the hyperlink text.

  1. On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink Button image.
  2. Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.
  3. Select the page or file you want to use as a destination.
  4. Click the Target Frame button. In the Target Frame dialog box, select New Window and click OK.
 
 

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