Links: Overview

Overview	The prefix hyper comes from the Greek meaning above or beyond. When the browser cursor passes over a hyperlink, the cursor turns into a little hand. When visitors click on the hyperlinked text they are sent to another location.
Uses	There are several different types of hyperlinks; each sends the visitor to a different type of location. You can create a link to: a page on another web site another page on your own web site a Send Message box in an email messaging program a specified position somewhere else on the open page a specified position on another page in your own web site
Format	By default, a hyperlink appears in a web page as underlined and colored text. Blue is for the hyperlink. Purple is for a visited hyperlink, that is, a hyperlink to a site which you havealready visited. Red is for an active hyperlink; the color appears briefly while the user is actually clicking on the text.
The Anchor Tag	In a hyperlink, the hyperlinked text on your web page can be said to be anchored to another place, i.e., the destination to which the hyperlink leads. Thus, the HTML to create a hyperlink starts with the anchor tags, i.e., <A>[clickable text]</A> In the sample HTML code above, [clickable text] stands for the text or the image that you wish to turn into a hyperlink.
Style	When you add hyperlinks to your pages, embed them in your text instead of typing the URL on the page. Proper : Visit my home page. Improper:: Visit my home page at http://www.nvcc.edu/home/ataormina Above all, avoid the phrase "Click here!"
	In the remainder of this unit you will learn how to add a hyperlink to another web site (absolute link) add a hyperlink to another page in your own web site (relative link) add a hyperlink to send a message to your email address (mailto link) add a hyperlink to a specified position somewhere else on either the open page or another page in your own web site (internal link)