Linking from Your Pages

Linking from one page to another, either within your site or from your site to anywhere else on the Web is a simple process. FrontPage includes several features to make it even easier. There are two kinds of links: external and internal. External links take the visitor to a site different from yours. Internal links take the visitor to another page on your site.
 

External Links

External links are easiest, so we'll start with them. To do so, you should either know the exact address (the URL) of the page you will link to, or you should know how to get there on the Web (perhaps you've bookmarked it!). If you intend to type in the URL, then you should make sure that you know the address exactly. Minor spelling errors and typos will result in incorrect or broken links.

Here's the process for making an external link:

1. Select (highlight) the text or picture that someone will click on to follow the link.
2. Click the button on the toolbar that shows a tiny globe with a chain in front of it. 
3. Make sure that the "Existing File or Web Page" button on the left is highlighted.
4. In the entry box near the bottom of the dialog box, you can type in the URL of the destination page on the Web. Remember that you have to get it perfect.
5. Another option is to click on a button in the upper right of the box which shows a magnifying glass over a globe. This will let you use your browser to find the page you want to link to. Bring your browser window to the front (if it isn't already), find the correct page on the Web, and bring FrontPage to the front again. The correct URL has been inserted into the entry box!
6. Your final option is to find the page on the Web using your browser and then copy and paste the URL into the entry box.
7. Save the link by clicking OK.
    

Internal Links

Internal links can be a little trickier than external links, because getting address correct is important. Instead of requiring the entire URL for each page, an internal link usually includes the shortest possible address, which is the directory and file path from the current page to the destination page. If the pages are in the same directory within your Web, then all you need in the link is the file name. If they are in different directories, then it is a bit more complicated. Don't worry, FrontPage makes it easy to enter this, without knowing how to specify a directory path. The key is always to browse for the page in your Web.

If the destination page already exists

1. Select the text or image on your page that people will click on to follow the link.
2. Click the button on the toolbar that shows a tiny globe with a chain in front of it. 
3. Make sure that the "Existing File or Web Page" button on the left is highlighted.
4. The largest part of the dialog box in the center shows the directories and pages in your site. Browse for the page that you want to link to. 
5. Click on it. Its name, including the directory path to it, will be entered in the entry box.
6. Click OK to save the link.

If the destination page does not already exist

With most Web editors, you have to create the both the source page and the destination page for your link before you can create the link itself. FrontPage allows you to create new pages on the fly at the same time you are creating the link:

1. Select the text or image on your page that people will click on to follow the link.
2. Click the button on the toolbar that shows a tiny globe with a chain in front of it. 
3. Click on the Create New Document button on the left side of the dialog box.
4. Type a filename into the correct box in the center of the dialog and click OK.
5. The new page will be created, and you can edit it immediately.