How to Create a Video Link Using Frontpage 2000

FrontPage allows you to create hyperlinks to videos on your website. Creating hyperlinks to videos is a great way to enhance your site and attract visitors to it. There are several websites on the Internet that offer free video samples to post on your website. A hyperlink can be created so that when visitors visit your website, a video plays. Creating video links for your website is fairly easy. This guide will show you how to create video links to make your websites more attractive.

Instructions

1. Choose the video that you will be creating the link to on your site. Save it in a folder that is accessible. Open your "FrontPage" program. Access the page that you will be editing. Choose the text or the photo in the page that you want to create a link for.

2. Click on the "FrontPage" menu bar and choose “Insert” then “Hyperlink”. This opens the “Create Hyperlink” dialog box. Under “Look in”, choose the folder in which you have saved your video. Under “Name” you will see the files inside of the folder that you currently have saved.

3. Choose the video that you wish to create the hyperlink for. Click “OK” to close the dialog box and create your link. FrontPage creates your hyperlink. The text in your page should show underlined or a change in color to indicate that it is a hyperlink. When visitors click on the link, they should be directed to the video you have selected.

4. Open your webpage using a web browser. Test your site to verify that you can click on the link and play the video.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you place the video file inside of the same folder that you have your other website files so that the hyperlink will be directed properly.