Create A Hyperlink Using Kompozer

This post was written by eMarket Profits on December 15, 2008
Posted Under: Tips & Tricks

There is FREE HTML authoring software out there that many use. You can google “Free HTML software” and find many free packages out there.

When I work with someone who is just starting creating HTML pages/websites, I recommend KompoZer (very much like Nvu). I recommend starting with a free program until a newbie gets some “feel” of what they want (in software) before spending big dollars on a piece of software and not being able to use it.
(I hate spending money on something that isn’t useable!)

Question: How do I create a hyperlink using Kompozer?

To create a hyperlink to another page or another URL:

1. Highlight (select) the text or image that you want to create a hyperlink to.

2. Click the Link button. (The Link button is on the top in the tool bar area). The the Link Properties dialog box will open,

3. Define your link:
* Link text: If you’ve already selected an image file or text before clicking the Link button, the selected text or file will be entered here. Otherwise, you must enter the text that you want to use as the link.

* Link Location: Type the local path and filename or remote URL of the page you want to link to. If you’re not sure of the path and filename for a local file, click Choose File to look for it on your hard disk or network. For remote URLs, you can copy the URL from the browser location field. Alternatively, you can select a named anchor or a heading in the current page that you want to link to.

* URL is relative to page location: If checked, KompoZer converts the URL to be relative to the page’s location. This is especially useful if you plan to publish your pages to a web server so that others can view them. Using relative URLs allows you to keep all your linked files in the same place relative to each other, regardless of their location on your hard disk or a web server.

4. Click OK.

That’s it. Now upload the page to your server and “test” the link to make sure it takes you where you wanted it to go.

Michael Wise
eMarketProfitStrategies.com

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