Visual Basic Concepts

Creating Hyperlinks in the Page Designer

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A hyperlink is an HTML feature that lets you make a piece of text or an image into a jump that, when selected, opens another Web page or moves to another location within the current page. You can create hyperlinks easily when you are designing an HTML page in the page designer.

There are two ways to create a hyperlink:

• If you want to turn existing text into a hyperlink, you can use the Make Selection Into Link toolbar icon.
  
  
• If you want to create a new hyperlink, you can use the Hyperlink icon on the HTML panel of the toolbox.

To create a hyperlink from existing text

1. Highlight the text or image on your HTML page that you want to make into a hyperlink.

   Note   You can highlight the elements in either the drawing surface or in the treeview.

2. Click the Make Selection Into Link icon on the toolbar.

   The page designer inserts opening and closing tags around your selection and formats it as a hyperlink.

To create a new hyperlink

• Drag and drop the Hyperlink from the toolbox onto the detail panel, then position and format it accordingly.

  Important   A hyperlink element is part of the text stream on your HTML page and must be repositioned using the keyboard rather than the mouse. To move a hyperlink element, place your cursor before the hyperlink and press ENTER.