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Linking Pages
Links to
other pages and documents are the heart of your Portfolio. Try to make
as many links as possible. At the very beginning the object will be to
link the Dimension and Skills pages to the Index or Home Page. For
example, if you have a page with reflections in the skill area of
writing, then make a link to an example term paper. From the Dimension
and Skills pages, make a link back to the Index or Home Page.
Pages may
be linked to other sites anywhere on the Internet. You use the same
basic operation no matter where the other page is. For example if you
did an internship at a company, make a link to the company web page.
To make
a link with a file on your local computer or floppy disk:
1. Highlight
the text you want to turn into a link by clicking the mouse to the
left of the text, holding the button down, and dragging the mouse to
the right.
2. Click
the Link button on the button bar (it looks like a section of
chain).
3. Click
the Choose File button on the dialog box that pops up.
4.
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For Windows computers
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For Macintosh computers
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| a. Click the long "Look In" text box at the top of the
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a. Click the "Desktop" button on the right side of the
dialog box that appears. |
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b. A
menu will drop down. One of the options will be "3.5" Floppy (A:)" (you
may need to scroll to see it).
Select
"3.5" Floppy (A:)" by clicking on it.
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b.Click on the icon of your floppy disk and choose "Open". |
6.(For
either type of computer) You will now see a list of everything saved on
your floppy disk.
7.Double-click
on the file you want to make a link to.
8.Click "OK
or Open". Your link should appear in blue, underlined, in your page.
9. SAVE
the page!!!
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Links
to Pages on the Internet
If
you are linking to a URL outside of your own pages, be sure to get the
location address exactly right if you type in the address. One other
method to be sure that the address is correct is to go out on the web
to that location. To do this click in the Navigator window and browse
to the desired location, use the cursor to select the URL address, copy
the address, and paste it in the Link Properties dialog box.
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Shortcut
Methods for Creating Links
a.
You can create a link by dragging and dropping from other windows. For
example, you can highlight a link on an existing web page and drag and
drop it anywhere on your page. (To do this, you will need to resize
your program windows so that more than one window is visible on your
screen.)
b.
From an existing page, select and highlight a link, copy it (The text,
as well as, the associated invisible link is actually copied). Then go
the page you are editing, find an appropriate insertion point with the
cursor, and paste in the text with the invisible associated link. The
link will again appear a blue lettering.
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To test
links:
1. Choose Browse
Page from the File Menu. If it asks if you want to save the
changes, click "Yes." Your page will open in the Navigator part of the
suite.
2. Click on
the link you want to test. Click the "Back" button to return to the
page you are working on.
3. Choose
"Edit Page" from the File Menu to return to editing.
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Question. Why don't my links work?
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You have probably saved your documents with bad file names. Check to be
sure none of your file names have spaces or the following symbols: / \
, ' " ! @ % & In addition, each file needs to end with .htm or
.html . If you don't see this suffix on your pages, check to see if
they have a Web page icon. If not, you will need to re-save the page
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If your file names are OK, then the problem might be with the link
itself. Try re-making the link, and be sure to click the "choose file"
button rather than typing in the name of the page. This will ensure
that you have the capitalization of the file name and the path name
correct. |
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The file structure on your floppy disk and the server are not the same. |
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