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Linking and Navigation 359
Linking documents using the Property inspector and the
Point-to-File icon
Use the Property inspector and the Point-to-File icon to create links from an
image, an object, or text to another document or file.
For more information, see “Creating and modifying links in the site map” on page 367.
To create links between documents using folder icon or link text box:
1
Select text or an image in the Document window’s Design view.
2
Open the Property inspector (Window > Properties) and do one of
the following:
•
Click the folder icon to the right of the Link field to browse to and select a file.
The path to the linked document appears in the URL field. Use the Relative To
pop-up menu in the Select HTML File dialog box to indicate whether to make
the path document-relative or root-relative, then click Select.
Note: When you change the path type in the Relative To field, Dreamweaver uses your
choice as the default path type for any future links until you change the path type again.
•
In the Link field, type the path and file name of the document.
To link to a document in your site, enter a document-relative or root-relative
path. To link to a document outside your site, enter an absolute path including
the protocol (such as http://). You can use this approach to enter a link for a file
that hasn’t been created yet.
3
Select a location in which to open the document.
To make the linked document appear somewhere other than in the current
window or frame, select an option from the Target pop-up menu on the
Property inspector.
Tip: If all the links on your page will be set to the same target, you can specify this target
once by choosing Insert > Head Tag > Base and selecting the target information.
For information about targeting frames, see “Controlling frame content with
links” on page 218.