How to Manage Links in Amaya

Web designers looking for a reliable and convenient web-authoring environment can utilize Amaya as a starting point. One of Amaya's many benefits is the ease with which you can manage links.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Manage Links Easily in Amaya

1. Decide whether you want to activate a link within the Amaya browser by double-clicking or single-clicking on it. Go to the 'Preferences' box within the 'Browsing' tab and click or unclick the box next to 'Double-click activates link.'

2. Determine how you want Amaya to deal with new links by visiting the 'Preferences' box and going to the 'Browsing' tab. Under the section 'Opening Location,' there are 3 options: 'Replace current,' 'In new tab' and 'In new Window.' Choose 1 of the options to better manage your links as you browse.

3. Highlight one of the links within your Web page a page you're browsing and click on the link icon in the XHTML palette to the left or choose 'Create or change link' from the drop-down menu. A box with the title 'Attribute' will open, letting a different web address for that particular link.

4. Get a birds-eye view of all the links on a certain Web page by clicking on the 'Views' menu and choosing 'Show links.' This action will enable you to see all of the links on that page in a separate text-editing box below the actual browser window. This is a great way to see every single link and be able to better manage those links.

Tips & Warnings

• Locate the download link for Amaya on their Web site (see Resources below).
• Remember that your computer needs to meet the minimum system requirements before you can download Amaya. You need at least Windows 95 or higher for a Windows environment. Mac users should have OS X Jaguar (10.2) or higher.
• Garner a lot of helpful information about using Amaya from the support section of their Web site (see Resources below).
• Fly through the Internet knowing you won't need to worry about pop-ups infiltrating screen space and wasting your time. A pop-up blocker is part of the Amaya software and can help keep you free of unwanted malware.
• The directions for this tutorial only apply to version 9.54 of Amaya and will differ from directions for previous versions.