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Hyperlinks
What is a Hyperlink?
Imagine that you're reading a newspaper. As you read page 1
you may see, “For more details, see page 3, column 2.”
Hyperlinks in a Web site work the same way.
Use the Pointing Device to click a hyperlink, and you move
instantly from page to page and from Web site to Web site.
Linking files together all around the world is what gives the
Web its name.
What Does a Hyperlink Look Like?
Hyperlinks are a fast and easy way to move from topic to
topic. But what does a hyperlink look like?
Hyperlinks come in three varieties:
➜ Text
➜
Graphics
➜ Buttons
If you see any or all of the following, it’s probably a hyperlink:
➜ Underlined text that changes color when you move your
cursor over it.
➜ A button with a label on it or under it.
➜
A faint dotted line box surrounding an object or words
when you move your cursor over it.
➜ The cursor changes from a pointer to a hand.
Hyperlinks
Web sites contain
hyperlinks, or links, to
other Web sites, other Web
pages, or areas within a
Web page. Hyperlinks
provide a way to move
instantly from page to page
and idea to idea on the Web.
Hyperlinks are really quite
simple; in fact, a hyperlink
is a lot like a door. Click a
link, and the door opens to
a new page.
Refer to the online tutorial for
a refresher on how to point
and click.
Tip