Create a hyperlink to a page or file in a web

You can create a hyperlink to a destination such as a page or file in a web. When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination is displayed in the Web browser. For example, you can create hyperlinks from your home page to the other pages in the web. Or, create a hyperlink to a GIF picture.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "My Interests" to link to a page that describes your hobbies.

   Or, if you want to use the title of the destination page (for example, Home Page) or location of the file (for example, http://localhost/filename) as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

2. Click Hyperlink .
3. Navigate to the web in which the destination page or file is located, and then select the page or file.

Tip   If the destination page or file is in the current web, click the page or file in the Folder List, and then drag it to the open page where you want the hyperlink.

Create a hyperlink to a page or file on the World Wide Web

You can create a hyperlink to a page or file on the World Wide Web. When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination page or file is displayed. For example, you can create a hyperlink to a page or picture on another Web site.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "Microsoft's Home Page."

   Or, if you want to use the title of the destination page (such as "Welcome to Microsoft's Homepage") or the location of the file (such as http://www.microsoft.com/filename) as as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

2. Click Hyperlink .
3. Click World Wide Web .
4. In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited will be displayed in the URL box.

Create a hyperlink to a page or file on a file system

You can create a hyperlink to a page or file in a file system. When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination page or file is displayed. For example, you can create a hyperlink to a file on a network.

In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it, for example type and select "My Interests."

1. Or, if you want to use the location of the destination (such as file://computername/share/filename) as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

2. Click Hyperlink .
3. Click File .
4. Browse to the page or file you want from your local network, and then select the file.

Create a hyperlink to a new page

You can create a hyperlink to a page in a web or file system. If you have not created this page yet, you can create it as you create a hyperlink to it. When a site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the destination page is displayed. For example, you can create hyperlinks from your home page to other pages in the web.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "My Interests" to link to a page that will describe your hobbies.
2. Click Hyperlink .
3. Click New Page .
4. Click the template you want to use to create the new page.
5. Do one of the following:
   • To edit the new page now, click OK.

     FrontPage creates the hyperlink and displays the new page for you to edit. The new hyperlink you created will not work until you save the new page.

   • To create a task to remind you to finish the page later, click Just add web task, and then click OK.

     You are prompted to save the new page, and the default page title and file name are displayed.

     • If you want to change the page title, click Change, type the new page title, and then click OK.
     • If you want to change the file name, type over the default file name in the File name box.
     • Click Save. You can complete the task of editing this page at any time in Tasks view.

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