Module 2.2
Task 8 - Creating Links


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Links on web pages are some of the most important components of web pages. Links can be one of three types; internal, external and email links. Links can be text or images.

Internal links are links to other pages in your own website. External links are links to other people’s websites; these links are of the form, http://www.staloysius.org/news. Email links are links that, when you click on them, launch an email program and allow you to send an email to someone.


  • Open the Index file
  • Highlight the text ‘Click here to enter’
  • In the Properties toolbox, click on the folder icon and link to menu.htm

  • Save this document
  • Open the Menu file
  • For Trick 1, highlight the text in menu file and link to the Trick1 file created in Task 6
  • Repeat this for all tricks on your list
  • Highlight the text ‘Contact Me’
  • Choose Insert -> Email Link
  • Enter your own email address

  • Preview this file, testing each link on the page
  • Save this file
  • You have now completed your website, ensure all links are working, all images are displayed and that all pages are attractively formatted