Hyperlink
Assigns a new hyperlink or edits the selected hyperlink. A hyperlink is a link to a file on the Internet or on your local system.
You can also assign or edit a named HTML anchor, or Bookmark, that refers to a specific place in a document.
To access this command...
Choose Format - Character - Hyperlink tab.
Hyperlink
Specify the properties for the hyperlink.
URL
Enter a URL for the file that you want to open when you click the hyperlink. If you do not specify a target frame, the file opens in the current document or frame.
Browse
Locate the file that you want to link to, and then click Open.
Reference
Enter the text that you want to display for the hyperlink.
Events
Specify an event that triggers when you click the hyperlink.
Name
Enter a name for the hyperlink. Office inserts a NAME tag in the hyperlink:
Frame
Enter the name of the frame that you want the linked file to open in, or select a predefined frame from the list. If you leave this box blank, the linked file opens in the current browser window.
| Name of Frame | Definition |
|---|---|
| Named entries | File opens in a named frame in the current HTML document. |
| -self | File opens in the current frame. |
| -blank | File opens in a new page. |
| -parent | File opens in the parent frame of the current frame. If there is no parent frame, the current frame is used. |
| -top | File opens in the topmost frame in the hierarchy. |
Character Styles
Specify the formatting options for the hyperlink.
Visited links
Select a formatting style to use for visited links from the list. To add or modify a style in this list, close this dialogue box and click the Styles icon on the Formatting toolbar.
Unvisited links
Select a formatting style to use for unvisited links from the list. To add or modify a style in this list, close this dialogue box and click the Styles icon on the Formatting toolbar.