How to Add a Link

Hyperlinks are convenient ways for users to navigate to new pages in websites. When many people come to a website they are reading just enough to find the next link that they should click. Therefore, it is imperative that your website has links that are easy to find. Adding links to a website is easy with a simple HTML code.

Things You'll Need

• Web editor or text editor

Instructions

1. Open the web page in a web design program, such as Dreamweaver, or a text editor program, such as Notepad or TextEdit.

2. Place your cursor where you want to add the link. Enter the following HTML code to add the hyperlink to your website: <a href="http://www.LINK.com"></a>. Replace the portion in brackets with the address of the link.

3. Add text between the opening and closing brackets for the display text. For example, to display the text "Link Text" in the website enter, <a href="http://www.LINK.com">Link Text</a>.

4. Test the web page. Save the web page as HTML. Open the HTML code in a web browser. The link should appear in the specified location. Click on the link and it should take you to the linked page.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use this same code to make images links; simply replace the link text with the image source code. Always check your links before and after uploading the website.

References

• HTML Links