Hyperlink Dialog Box

Options

Type

Specifies the protocol to use when you create a link. The following table lists protocols for common types of links.

To	Choose this protocol
Jump to another Web page	`http:`
Jump to a bookmark on another page	`http:`
Jump to a bookmark on the current page	`(other)`
Download a file and open it	`file:`.
Send e-mail	`mailto:`
Access other Internet resources	Protocol required for that resource, such as `ftp:`, `gopher:`, `telnet:`, or `wais:`.

URL

Specifies the Universal Resource Locator (URL) for the link. Enter the URL or choose Browse to select a file in the Create URL dialog box. Use the following guidelines for entering URLs.

For Web pages and files, specify the server, path, and full file name (including extension), in the format //Server/Path/File.ext, as in this example:
```
//Myserver/Myproj/Startpage.htm
```
For bookmarks on another page, specify a Web page in the form //server/path/file.ext followed by # and then the name of the bookmark, as in this example:
```
//Myserver/Myproj/Faq#question3
```
For bookmarks on the same page, specify # and then the name of the bookmark, as in this example:
```
#contents
```
For email, specify the email name of the person to send to, as in this example:
```
webmaster@mysite.com
```
For other protocols, specify the appropriate information for that protocol.

Note If you reference a file that is not already part of your project, the file will not automatically be added to your project.