SECTION 2
Lesson 2.1: Creating a Web Page

   

 

 

Hyperlinks are a key element of any Web page. These links allow the user to jump between pages on your site and to other pages on the Internet.

 

The processes for creating a hyperlink depends on what you want the user to click on to go to that destination.

 

If you want the user to click on…

Use these commands

Example

Text that shows the address

Just type the text; Word will automatically format it for you.

www.microsoft.com

Text that does not show the address

Type the text, then select it and press Ctrl and K. Then in the Hyperlink dialog box, type the address.

Click here to go to Microsoft’s Web site!

An image

Select the image and press and press Ctrl and K. Then in the Hyperlink dialog box, type the address.

N/A

 

You can also create mailto links. When the user clicks on this type of link, a new mail message addressed to you opens in their e-mail program. Then all they have to do is type in the subject and body and click Send.

 

To create a mailto link, first type and select the text that you want to be active.

 

 

Then use the Ctrl + K shortcut, or click the Insert menu and click Hyperlink.

 

 

Then, in the Hyperlink dialog box, click the E-mail Address tab.

 

 

In this box, you can type the text to display, the e-mail address to send the e-mail to, and the subject. (Note that the HTML code for this item is mailto:, so that text will be entered before the e-mail address.) Once all the information is entered, click OK. The mailto address now looks like a regular hyperlink.