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LinksIntroduction Links allow a user to quickly jump to another location on the same page, another page within a web site, or to other web sites and resources. Through the use of links, content can be arranged in a 3-dimensional or non-sequential format. The ability to "link" is what makes the web unique, because it makes the web interactive with the user. Forms of Links Links are often embedded in the text of a page enabling a word or phrase to go to information relative to that topic. A graphic may also be used as a link. If you are using a graphic, be sure that it is appropriate and representative of the link.
This link will take you to the home page of this guide Well-Designed Links When adding links to your page, they should stand out in contrast against the other elements of the page.
A text link may have more than one color associated with it. The link will be one color before it has been used/visited and another after it has been used/visited. It may also "light" up as it is clicked. The link itself should be descriptive of the URL (web address) to which it refers, as opposed to just being the URL itself. For example, you would use the phrase "Lehigh University" as the identifying link to the address http://www.lehigh.edu. Rules for Links The URL itself is case sensitive, meaning that links within a page must specifically identify the file or resource to which they are intended to link. Additionally, URLs can not contain spaces. Use a hyphen or an underscore to break up words or letters within a URL. Other types of punctuation used in a URL can lead to the browser to exhibit unwanted behaviors. Linked files/resources and links themselves that do not follow these rules will result in the web browser "stalling" in its attempt to find its target. Examples
of bad file names/links: Examples of good file names/links: |
