Creating a hyperlink

Virtually any bit of content on a Web page can be turned into a hyperlink, including words, phrases, single characters, entire paragraphs, and images. No matter what the content is, the process of creating a hyperlink on it is always the same: first, select the content; second, specify the destination of the link—that is, what Web page, file, or other resource will be loaded by the browser when the link is clicked.

To create a hyperlink
  1. Select the text or image you want to turn into a hyperlink.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the Home menu, move to Hyperlink, click Hyperlink.
    • Press F9.
  3. In the URL box, enter the path or URL of the link’s destination. (For example, “http://www.namo.com” or “photos.html”. Do not include quotes. When entering a full URL, you must include the protocol string, such as “http:”, and the double slash before the server name.)
    Alternatively, if the destination file is local, you can do one of the following instead of entering the path manually:
    • Click Namo Web Editor button browse Creating a hyperlink (Browse) to select a file on the local file systemThe collection of drives and network folders connected to your computer..
    • Click Namo Web Editor button open docs Creating a hyperlink (Open Documents) to select among the documents that are currently open in Namo WebEditor.
    • Click Namo Web Editor button site Creating a hyperlink (Site) to select among the files that belong to the current local siteA managed collection of documents, folders, and resource files on the local file system that you intend to publish as a Web site.. If no site is currently open, this button will be disabled.
    • Click Namo Web Editor button new doc Creating a hyperlink (New Document) to create a new document and link to it.
  4. If you are linking to a bookmark, enter the bookmark name in the Bookmark box. (If the bookmark is in the current document, you can leave the URL box empty.)
  5. Click OK.

Namo Web Editor icon note Creating a hyperlinkYou cannot use the method described above to create a hyperlink on a Flash Button. To create a link on a Flash Button, double-click the Flash Button and enter the URL in the Link box of the Flash Button Properties dialog box.

“mailto” hyperlinks

A special kind of hyperlink, the mailto link, is not really a hyperlink at all, because it does not point to an Internet resource. When you click a mailto link, your browser opens your default e-mail program and tells it to create a new message addressed to the address specified in the link. The link can also provide the message title.

To create a mailto link, do this:

  1. Select the text or image you want to turn into a mailto link.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the Home menu, move to Hyperlink, click Hyperlink.
    • Press F9.
  3. Click Namo Web Editor button email Creating a hyperlink (Email).
  4. In the Address box, enter the desired e-mail address (for example, “bobo@namo.com”).
  5. (optional) In the Subject box, enter the desired title for the message.
  6. Click OK twice.

Namo Web Editor icon tip Creating a hyperlinkUse the Hyperlink Toolbar to create a hyperlink quickly. After selecting the desired content, click the URL box (the longest box) on the Hyperlink Toolbar, enter the desired URL, and press Enter. If the Hyperlink Toolbar is not visible, you can reveal it by right-clicking the toolbar area and selecting Hyperlink Toolbar.

Namo Web Editor icon tip Creating a hyperlinkWhen you type a URL in the document window, Namo WebEditor automatically creates a link with that URL on the URL. For example, if you type “www.namo.com”, Namo WebEditor will create a link to http://www.namo.com. You can disable this behavior on the Edit tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Related topics

Hyperlink Properties dialog box

Creating a hyperlink