7. Linking Web Pages

What You’ll Do

Understand Link Types

Understand Paths

Set the Relative Path

Add a Link

Add an E-mail Link

Link within a Web Page

Insert a Navigation Bar

Create Image Map Hotspots

Modify Image Map Hotspots

Create a Null or Script Link

Modify a Link

Remove a Link

Update Links

Change Links Sitewide

Test a Link

Introduction

Static Web pages are composed of three basic elements: text, images, and links. Dynamic Web pages incorporate additional elements such as: video, animation, and/or audio. Of all of these elements, links are the primary building blocks of any Web page. If there were no links there would be no way for a visitor to control their journey through the maze of pages and sites that make up the World Wide Web. ...

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