How to Link Within a Page Using HTML

With very large web pages that contain a lot of information and data it becomes a real benefit to be able to jump from one place to another by a link. Within page linking is one possibility for HTML pages. Link points are set and defined so that navigation becomes quick and easy. Read on to learn how to link within a page using HTML.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Select the link points that you want to be able to jump to from within the document. Many pages use this form of linking to jump from the bottom to the top of a page. Other opportunities to use this capability are when a page presents a number of topics and the reader should have the option to jump from one to another.

2. Set up the link names. Each point is set up with a distinct and specific link name. The name is placed in the HTML page code at the point that they want to link to. The syntax for the link name definition is < a name="link1" > < /a >, where link1 is the name given to the point you will be linking to. Make as many of these as you need for your document.

3. Generate the link statement for each of these points. The syntax for the link point is in the following format: < a href="#link1" > link name shown in text < /a >. These link statements can be placed anywhere in your document that you need to offer links to other sections of the page.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to spend the proper time laying out your page and know exactly where you want to place links and points that you would like to link to.