Hyperlink

A hyperlink is a dynamic connection between one document and another. A hyperlink can be text or a graphic which points to another Internet location.

A hyperlink can point to:

• another location of the same document (top of page)
• another document on the same Web server (WWWE front desk)
• another document on any other Web server (IMPACT Online)
• any other resource type anywhere on the Internet (a picture of Dusty)

URLs:

Following Hyperlinks

HELP: How to navigate the WWW

W3E References:

Writing HTML code

Hyperlinks are part of the HTML coding you need to learn to create Web documents.

Link

Detail:

A hyperlink is created in a Web page with the following HTML markup tag:

<A HREF="url">foobar</A>

url is a relative or absolute link to another document or resource on the Internet.
foobar is the name, title or word you want the hyperlink "button" to be.
The above line in a Web document would look like: foobar. However, since url is not a real URL, it won't take you anywhere.

When viewed in a graphical browser, hyperlinks are usually colored and/or underlined for easy location. Passing your mouse arrow over a hyperlink usually makes the arrow turn into another icon, such as a small hand. A hyperlink can be followed by clicking your pointer over the word or graphic defined as a link.