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Inserting Hyperlinks and Anchors

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Last Updated: November 12, 2008 4:20 PM

With WebSite Tonight you can insert hyperlinks and anchors to your Web pages. You can add hyperlinks to text and images.

To Insert a Hyperlink

  1. Log in to your WebSite Tonight account.
  2. From the Design menu, click Launch Page Designer.
  3. If necessary, from the You are editing list, select the page you want to edit.
  4. Click the block you want to edit. Blocks are outlined in blue.
  5. Position your cursor where you want to add the hyperlink and highlight the text or image you want to make into a hyperlink.
  6. From the formatting toolbar, move your mouse over the icon with the down arrow.
  7. Click the Create Link icon. (The icon with the globe)
  8. From the Link to area, select one of the following:
    Email
    Link to an email address.
    URL
    Link to a Web site.

    Note: You can also add other information, such as information to allow someone to call you through Skype, by deleting the text in the URL and Email fields and adding your own information.

    Page
    Create a hyperlink to another page in your Web site.
    Upload
    Creates a hyperlink to a file

    Note: If you haven't uploaded the file you want to create a hyperlink to, you should upload the file first. For more information, see Uploading and Linking to Files.

    Anchor
    Create a hyperlink to an anchor on your Web site.
    Open in new window.
    Sets the item to automatically open in a new window.
  9. Click OK.

To Add an Anchor to your Web Page

You can use an anchor to link to a specific area on a page. You insert the anchor in the area you want to link to, and then you can add a hyperlink to that anchor. When visitors click the hyperlink, they are taken to the area on the page where you inserted your anchor.

  1. Log in to your WebSite Tonight account.
  2. From the Design menu, click Page Designer .
  3. If necessary, from the You are editing list, select the page you want to edit.
  4. Click the block you want to edit. Blocks are outlined in blue.
  5. Position your cursor where you want to add the anchor.
  6. Click the Create Anchor icon. (You can find the Create Anchor icon by clicking the down arrow on the right side of the formatting toolbar.)
  7. In the Anchor Name field, enter the name you want to assign to the anchor.
  8. Click OK.

To Link to an Anchor

  1. Log in to your WebSite Tonight account.
  2. From the Design menu, click Page Designer.
  3. If necessary, from the You are editing list, select the page you want to edit.
  4. Click the block you want to edit. Blocks are outlined in blue.
  5. Position your cursor where you want to add the hyperlink and highlight the text or image you want to make into a hyperlink.
  6. From the formatting toolbar, above the header, click the Create Link icon. (The icon with the globe)
  7. Select Anchor.
  8. Select the name of the anchor you want to link to.
  9. Click OK.