It
might be correct to claim that a WWW site is only as good as its
links. Certainly, the core concept of the "web" is illustrative
when it comes to understanding the role of links on a website. You
use links to connect your page/site with related sites, thereby
expanding the scope of your site beyond the limitations of its own
content. Links demonstrate the interconnectedness of concepts and
institutions. Links are also used to provide a means to navigate
within a single page that is more effective than using the
scrollbar. Web-pages are different from paper pages in that
web-pages have no length limitations. A single web-page could go
on and on and on....Links can be external or internal. A link is "external" that connects one page to another page. The two pages could be part of a single website, or it could be a link between a page in your website and a page in somebody else's website. Most websites are made up of more than one page. A link is internal that allows the browser to navigate within a single page - from one section to another, back to the top of the page and so on.... In each case, the principle is identical. A chunk of text and/or an image is selected, and a link is made by identifying the destination a browser will travel to when that part of your website is selected. Anyone looking at a website can readily identify the links on your page because (a) they show up as underlined, and (b) the Navigator cursor changes from an arrow to a hand when placed over the link. In general, you should avoid using underlining as a tool for formatting words or sentences because of the way that WWW browsers use underlining to assist readers to identify a page's links.
Add
a Link to another WWW site
- In Navigator, find a website that you want your page to link with
- Put the cursor in the Location window that displays the URL
- Highlight the URL, and Select Edit > Copy
- In Composer, identify the chunk of text you want to use as your link to the other website
- Use your cursor to highlight the chunk of text
- Click the link icon (a piece of chain) or Select Insert > Link
- Put your cursor in the white recetanbgle labelled "URL"
- Select Edit > Paste
- Click OK
- Select Edit > Preferences > Composer
- Select Automatically save page every > 2 minutes
Add
Links internal to your page
- In Navigator, take a look at your whole page, and make a decision about where you could add internal links to facilitate navigation through your page.
- Find the places on your page that a reader could jump to from the first part of the page that shows up when a browser loads your page.
- In Composer, create a list or table right at the top of your page that works like a table of contents to tell the reader what s/he might find on your page
- For each item on your list or table, go down the page and specify where that section starts
- Composer calls the destination of your internal link a "target"
- Identify your first target, and use your cursor to highlight the target to link to
- Click on the Insert Target icon on the toolbar, or Select Insert > Target
- Composer copies the first few words of your target, and pastes them into the box labelled Target name
- If the name clearly pinpoints that section of your page, click OK
- If the name is vague, replace it with a better target name
- Go through you page and insert all necessary targets
- Go back to the top of your page, and select your first chunk of text that you weill link to a targetUse your cursor to highlight the chunk of text
- Click the link icon (a piece of chain) or Select Insert > Link
- Select the appropriate target in the box labelled "Link to a named target"
- Click OK
Add a Link to an Email
address 
- In Composer, identify the chunk of text you want to use as a link to send you an email message
- Use your cursor to highlight the chunk of text
- Click the link icon (a piece of chain) or Select Insert > Link
- Put your cursor in the white recetangle labelled "URL"
- Type mailto:emailname@adress.ca e.g., mailto:brys@unixg.ubc.ca
- Click OK