© 2010 Delmar, Cengage Learning Chapter 4 Working with Links

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Chapter 4 Lessons 1.Create external and internal links 2.Create internal links to named anchors 3.Create, modify, and copy a navigation bar 4.Create an image map 5.Manage website links

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Understanding Internal and External Links Web Pages contain two types of links –Internal: links to web pages in the same website –External: links to web pages on other websites or to addresses

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Understanding Internal and External Links Internal and external links have two important parts that work together: –The element that viewers see and click on a web page (text, image, or a button) –The path, or the name and location of the web page or file that will open when the element is clicked

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Creating Links Create external links –Absolute paths Create internal links –Relative paths

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Absolute and Relative Paths

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Creating External Links Select the text or object that you want to serve as a link Type the absolute path to the destination web page in the Link text box in the Property inspector

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 1: Example of Absolute Path

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Creating Internal Links Select the text element or graphic object that you want to make a link Use the Browse for File icon next to the Link text box in the HTML Property inspector to specify the relative path to the destination page

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 2: Example of a Relative Path

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 5: Creating an External Link HTML button Text for linkURL for link

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 6: Creating Internal Link on Activities Page Text to be used for link Relative link to fishing.html Browse for File icon

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Create Internal Links to Named Anchors Named anchor: specific location on a web page that has a descriptive name –Acts as a target for internal links Target: location on the web page that a browser displays when internal link is clicked

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Create Internal Links to Named Anchors Select the text or image that you want to use to make a link, and then drag the Point to File icon from the Property inspector to the named anchor icon on the page Select the text or image to which you want to use to make a link, then type # followed by the named anchor name (such as “#top”) in the Link text box in the Property inspector.

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 8: Using the Point to File Icon Named Anchor button Named anchors Link to named anchor Point to File icon Text used for link to named anchor

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 9: Named Anchor Dialog Box Name of new anchor

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 11: Dragging the Point to File Icon to a Named Anchor Point to File icon Named anchor name preceded by # sign Point to File icon dragged to named anchor Text to link to named anchor

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Create a Navigation Bar Using Images Allows you to create a more visually appealing method for navigation that utilizes graphics rather than text Can be created in many different graphics programs including Adobe Fireworks or Adobe Illustrator

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Create a Navigation Bar Navigation bar elements can have four possible states A state is the condition of the element relative to the mouse pointer There are four possible states

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Navigation Bars Can place only one navigation bar on a web page using the Insert Navigation Bar dialog box Multiple links Four rollover states –Up, over, down, and over while down

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Four States Up Image: mouse pointer is not on top of the element Over Image: mouse pointer is positioned on top of the element Down Image: when you click the element Over While Down Image: mouse pointer is positioned over an element that has been clicked

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 13: NASA Website Navigation bar with rollovers Navigation links with rollovers Rollover images serving as links

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Copy and Modify a Navigation Bar Create a navigation bar using images Add elements to a navigation bar Copy and paste a navigation bar –Copy and Paste from menu bar Customize a navigation bar –To change orientation, you must start over

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 14: Insert Navigation Bar Insert list arrowClick to select an image for each element state Element name text box Image file specified for Up image state

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Table 2

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 20: Changing Settings for the Activities Element Show “Down image” initially is selected Asterisk is placed next to the element name

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 21: About_us Page with Modified Navigation Bar

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Create an Image Map Another way to create navigation links for web pages is to create an image map Image map: graphic that has one or more hot spots placed on top of it Hotspot: area on a graphic that, when clicked, links to different locations on the page or to another web page or website

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Creating an Image Map Include alternate text for each hotspot. Draw the hotspot boundaries a little larger than they need to be to cover the area you want to set as a link. Hotspot tools

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 22: Viewing an Image Map National Park Service website – The pointer is over Hawaii, which causes a window with a photo and introductory text about Hawaii to display Clicking on an individual state will link to information about parks in that state

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 24: Hotspot Properties Image map nameTarget for hotspotLink to index page Alternate text for the hotspot

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Manage Website Links Check Links Sitewide feature –Internal links –External links –Named anchors –Graphic files –Orphaned files View results in Link Checker panel

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 26: Link Checker Panel Displaying External Links List of external links Show list arrow

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 27: Link Checker Panel Displaying No Orphaned Files Show list arrowNo orphaned files shown

© 2010 Delmar Cengage Learning Fig. 28: Assets Panel Displaying Links URLs button External links for The Striped Umbrella website