Web Page Tips: Links
When you create a new page, you will need to link to it. In Dreamweaver, creating links is as easy as a simple click and drag of the mouse.
The text that will be the link to the page you created should be very descriptive of the page to which you are linking. If you are linking to a new page called departmental policies, you should highlight the text departmental policies, click on the crosshairs next to the link window and drag it to point at the file in your file window on the right. When you have done it correctly, the Link window in the bottom Properties menu will list the file in it.
You do not want to use the “click here” or “more info” practice of linking by placing text such as, “For more info on departmental policies, click here.”
For people with disabilities and screen readers, links suck as click here make using the Internet very frustrating. An improved link would be one that states, “Learn more about departmental policies.”
If you want to link to a page on another Website, simply type the text of the Website, highlight it and then paste the URL of the Website in the Link window at the bottom of the Dreamweaver page.
Once again, your link text should be descriptive and, in this case, be the name of the Website to which you are linking.
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