Create a hyperlink to an Office document

You can create a hyperlink to a Microsoft Office document, such as a document created in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. When the site visitor clicks the hyperlink, the Web browser opens the corresponding application or viewer, and then displays the document. Some Web browsers display the document inside the browser window; other browsers open a separate window.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it. For example, type and select "Budget Spreadsheet."
2. Click Hyperlink .
3. Do one of the following:
   • If the Office document is in the current web, locate the document and select it.
   • If the Office document is on the local file system, click File , browse to the document, and then select it.

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

Create a hyperlink to send an e-mail message

You can create a hyperlink that opens and addresses an e-mail message to the address you specify. For example, if you want site visitors to send you feedback, you can create a hyperlink that creates an e-mail message addressed to your e-mail alias.

Note Not all Web browsers support hyperlinks to e-mail addresses.

1. In Page view, type the text you want to use as a hyperlink and then select it, for example type and select "Send me an e-mail message."

   Or, if you want to use mailto:address as the hyperlink text, position the insertion point where you want to insert the hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button .
3. Click the E-Mail button .
4. Type the e-mail address to which you want the message sent.

Add an external hyperlink to a navigation bar

On a navigation bar, you can add a hyperlink to a page that is not in your web (an external hyperlink). For example, your navigation bar could include a hyperlink that goes to a search page such as Yahoo! or to another Web site's home page.

1. In Navigation view, right-click the page under which you want to add the external hyperlink, and then click External Hyperlink on the shortcut menu.
2. In the URL box, type the URL to the destination page. Or, do one of the following:
   • To add a hyperlink to a page in another web, navigate to the web in which the destination page is located, and then select it.
   • To add a hyperlink to a page on the World Wide Web, click World Wide Web . 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.
   • To add a hyperlink to a page on a file system, click File . Browse to the page you want from your local network, and then select the page.

The hyperlink is added to your navigation structure and is displayed with . You can change the position of the external hyperlink in the navigation structure by clicking and dragging the hyperlink to a different location.