Creating Links in Dreamweaver

Templates
Link Creation

 

Use the Property Inspector

  • Highlight the text that you want to link
  • Use the Browse for File folder icon to the right of the Link box in the Property Inspector
  • Use the point-to-file icon (just to the left of the folder icon) and drag to the file to which you want to link (another open window, an anchor, or a file in the Site window)
  • Drag a file from the site window onto your highlighted link

To open a link in a new page
  • Use the Target box in the Property Inspector while your link is still highlighted.
To create a link on the same page
  • Place an "Anchor" where you want to link
    • Insert > Named Anchor
      • If nothing happens View > Invisible Elements
      • Name your anchor
  • Highlight the link (text or image)
    • Use the point-to-file icon (just to the left of the folder icon) and drag to the text to which you want to link
    • type #anchorname in the Link box in the Property Inspector
    • While the link text is highlighted, hold down the shift key and click on your link and drag to your anchor.
To remove a link
  • Modify > Hyperlink > Remove Link
  • Control click on the link and select remove link
  • Click on the link and use keys Command + Shift + L
  • Click on the Link and then delete the link text from the Link box in the Property Inspector.
To connect to a Blackboard Course
To make an e-mail link
E-mail to Bob Kistler
  • Select the text you want to link and type mailto:e-mailAddress (e.g. mailto:kisrob@bethel.edu) in the Link box.
  • Click on the E-mail Link icon in the Objects window.

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