- The type of service that should be used to get the data and
consequently the port number of the service.
- The name and location of the host computer (server) storing the
document - the domain name.
- The location of the file on the host computer.
Make up of a web address
For example, consider the following URL:
Service
The above URL begins with the letters http. This
means that the documents are served by a HyperText Transfer
Protocol (HTTP) server. The URLs for web pages usually start with this
(though you will also see HTTPS(ecure), which indicates a secure
web server, used for e-commerce). Most URLs do not specify the port
number of the service, as common services are always found on the same
port number (for example, HTTP is always on port number 80).
:// - means that the next part of the URL is the
name and location of the server. This group of characters is called a
separator. Separators are used to indicate to the computer
processing the URL that one part of the URL has ended and the next part
is coming.
Domain name
www.docsdownloads.com is the domain name
of this server. When a web browser requests a URL, the domain name gets
translated into an IP number, which is then used to find the
server on the internet, by looking up the domain name on a database.
Domain names make it easier for people to remember URLs. They also make
it easier to move a website from one server to another without having to
tell everyone that the address has changed - you only have to change the
number in the database.
Domain names contain some standard notations. For
example, www identifies the service as being on the world wide
web. .com identifies the website as a commercial organization. It
is convention that commercial sites use co or com, academic URLs have
ac or edu (for academic or education) and governmental or
non-profit organizations use org. .uk indicates that the
site is based in the UK. These suffixes are created and controlled by
internet organizations. There are
many more suffix
types that we won't cover here.
Path
The URL up to now has identified where to look for the
web page on the internet. The rest of the URL describes where on the
server the page is located. This part of the URL is like the path
and file names you see in Microsoft Windows, except that forward slashes
(/) are used to separate folder and file names rather than backslashes
(\) and there is no need to identify the disk drive.
about/contact.htm indicates that the Contact
web page (HTML page) is located in the About subfolder of the
server's web folder.
Relative path URLs
When you create a link to a page within a web,
you can use a relative URL. A relative URL contains just enough
information to find the file from the current file.
For example, to link to the contact.htm page from
the web's home page, the relative URL would be about\contact.htm.
To link to the home page from the contact.htm page, the link
would be ..<b>index.htm (.. means "go up one folder").
Other types of URL
URLs are also used to access other resources on the
internet, including email addresses and File Transfer Protocol (a system
for sending files over the internet).
Create a Text Hyperlink
Most of your hyperlinks will probably be text links.
To create a text hyperlink pointing to existing
page in current web
The simplest use of a hyperlink is to take your
visitor to the top of another page in your web.
- In Page View, select text that will identify the hyperlink
- On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink
OR
- From the Insert menu select Hyperlink...
(SpeedKey: Ctrl + K)
The Insert Hyperlink dialogue box is
displayed.
- In the Link to: box, select Existing File or
Web Page
- Browse for the file you want to use (To browse the contents of a
folder, double-click it)
- Click a file to make it the target of the hyperlink
The URL is displayed in the Address:
box.
The hyperlink is setup. The text you used as the
hyperlink is now highlighted and underlined with the default link
colour.
Note: FrontPage adds the HTML tags <a href="hyperlinktarget">...</a
> around the hyperlink text.
To create a text hyperlink pointing to the world
wide web
- In Page View, select the text to contain the link
- On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink
OR
- From the Insert menu select Hyperlink...
(SpeedKey: Ctrl + K)
- In the Link to: box, select Existing File or
Web Page
- In the Insert Hyperlink dialogue box, click the Browse
The Web button
Your web browser is started.
- In your web browser, go to the page or file that you want to be
the target of your hyperlink (you may be prompted to connect to the
internet)
- Without closing the browser, press Alt + Tab to
return to FrontPage
The location of the page you visited will be in the
Address: field.
The hyperlink is created.
To create a text hyperlink pointing to a new page
To save time you can create a new page and create a
hyperlink to it at the same time. FrontPage first creates the new page
and then creates a hyperlink to it.
- In Page View, select text that will identify the hyperlink
- On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink
OR
- From the Insert menu select Hyperlink...
(SpeedKey: Ctrl + K)
The Insert Hyperlink dialogue box is
displayed.
- In the Link to: box, select Create New Document
- In the Name of new document: box, type in the file
name for the new page
- Click OK
The hyperlink to the new page is created. FrontPage
displays the new blank page
To create an email hyperlink
This kind of hyperlink launches the default email
program on the visitor's computer with a mail address you specify
already inserted as the recipient address.
- On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink
OR
- From the Insert menu select Hyperlink...
(SpeedKey: Ctrl + K)
The Insert Hyperlink dialogue box is
displayed.
- In the Link to: box, select E-mail Address
- In the E-mail address: box, type an email address
- Optionally, in the Subject: box, you can type in
the subject heading that you want to be displayed in the Subject
box of the actual email message
- Click OK
Follow a Hyperlink
If you put the mouse pointer over the hyperlink but
do not click it, the URL of the destination is displayed in the Status
Bar. This is useful for identifying the link destination without
actually having to go there.
To follow a hyperlink
To allow you to edit pages, hyperlinks do not work as
normal in Page View (though they work normally in Preview mode).
- In Page View, hold down Ctrl and point to the hyperlink
The mouse pointer changes to a pointing hand
.
OR
- Right-click the hyperlink and select Follow Hyperlink
from the shortcut menu
The target page is opened in Page View.
Edit and Delete a Hyperlink
To edit a text hyperlink
- In the Page View, place the pointer anywhere in the text
containing the hyperlink or select any part of the hyperlink
- To change the target of the hyperlink, click Insert Hyperlink
OR
- Right-click the hyperlink text/graphic and from the shortcut
menu, select Hyperlink...
- Edit the hyperlink in the Edit Hyperlink dialogue box
To delete a text hyperlink
- In Page View, select the characters from which you want to
delete the hyperlink.
- On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink
- Click Remove Link
The hyperlink is deleted, but not the text associated
with the hyperlink.
Create an Image Hyperlink
Icon buttons are the most common navigational tools,
but you can use any type or size of picture as a link.
To create an image hyperlink
- In Page View, select picture that will identify the hyperlink
- On the Standard toolbar, click Insert Hyperlink
The Insert Hyperlink dialogue box is
displayed.
- In the Link to: box, select Existing File or
Web Page, Create New Document or E-mail Address
- Enter the link's destination
Note: As with text hyperlinks, the destination
of an image hyperlink can be a new or existing file, a page on the world
wide web or an email address.
The hyperlink is setup.
Create an Imagemap
An imagemap is an image containing multiple
hyperlinks. When a viewer clicks a hotspot, they are automatically
sent to another location on the web.
Note: Hotspots do not stand out in a browser
window. This means you have to let people know where the hotspots are
and what will happen it you use them.
To create a picture imagemap
- In Page View, click the picture
The Pictures toolbar is displayed.
- To create a rectangular hotspot, click Rectangular Hotspot
- To create a circular hotspot, click Circular Hotspot
- To create a polygonal hotspot, click Polygonal Hotspot
The mouse pointer, when positioned over the image,
changes to a pencil shape
.
- Draw a rectangle, circle or polygon to represent the hyperlink
hotspot then release the mouse button
The Insert Hyperlink dialogue box opens.
- In the Link to: box, select Existing File or
Web Page, Create New Document or E-mail Address
- Enter the link's destination
Note: As with other hyperlinks, the
destination of a hotspot hyperlink can be a new or existing file, a page
on the world wide web or an email address.
The hyperlink is created.
- Add further hotspots to the image as required
Link To File:
If you want to link to a local file in your computer,
click the file button
or Look in box. When you click the "save" button, you will be
asked where you wish to save it in your website. Choose (or make) a
folder that indicates the type of file. For example, I have
folders for "images", "downloads", "sounds" & "video" in this website.
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