| There are two ways to link to an Internet address (URL) in an Article Window: active links or hypertext links.
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| In general, if the explicit URL itself appears within the text of your article, it becomes a clickable link which is called an active link. To create an implicit link to a URL from any arbitrary text in your article, use hypertext links.
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| To use either type of link, first:
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 | Make sure that the Article Window is open.
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| If the Article Window is not open, double-click on the article's title in the Titles column of the Index Window. Refer to the procedure for Entering New Information to create a new article.
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| Click on the location in the Article Content area of the window where you want to put the link.
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| To Create an Active Link
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| Type a valid Internet address.
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| The text that you type is the active link to that URL.
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| To Create a Hypertext Link
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| Select the Insert Hypertext Link command from the Edit menu.
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| The Hypertext Link Properties dialog box is displayed.
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| In the Link Text field, type the text label that will appear in your article's content to identify the link.
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| If you used the Insert Hypertext Link command with a string of text selected, that text is displayed as the default Link Text.
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| In the Link Type box, click on the Internet Address option.
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| In the Target field, type a valid Internet address.
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| Select the OK button.
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| A hypertext link to this URL in inserted in your article at the cursor location.
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| Valid Internet Addresses
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| Any text string starting with a valid URL prefix is treated as a Internet address link. For a list of the valid URL prefixes, click here.
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| Clicking on most link types opens your default Web browser and sends the URL to it. Clicking on a mailto: URL should open your e-mail client application.
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| Related Procedures:
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| Linking to a File from Inside an Article
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| Creating Links between Articles
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| Editing a Hypertext Link
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| Turning On (or Off) Active Links in Articles
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| Associating a Web Address with an Article
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| See Also:
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| Article Window
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| About Active Links in Article Windows
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| About Hypertext Links in Article Windows
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| Preferences Command (File Menu)
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| Preferences Dialog Box: Articles
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