Summary

The model for a hypertext reference is:

<a href="URL">Active Text</a>

• If you are linking to someone else's site, the URL must be an absolute pathname that begins with http://.

• If you are linking to a different page on your own site, use a relative pathname for the URL. This will enable you to move your entire file structure to a new server or directory without having to change any of your links.

• If you are linking to a different location within the same page, you must first name that location as an anchor by inserting a line of the form:

     <a id="some_name"></a>
  

  before the line that is your intended destination. The URL will then look like this:

     <a href="#some_name">Within-Page Link Text</a>
  

• You may link to an anchor within another page with a link of the form:

     <a href="URL#some_name">Active Text</a>
  

• You may make an image clickable and active by putting it inside the <a> and </a> tags, as in this model:

     <a href="URL"><img src="image_URL"
       alt="image description"></a>
  

  Do not put any blanks, tabs, or newlines before the closing </a> tag!