HTML tags and tutorials

The <a> tag

The <a> tag is used to define an anchor which in other words, a link, which simply means were it will lead you when executed by a mouse click or by a script. It can leads to files, other web pages and even in a particular section on a same web page. Without Links there would be no Internet.

On links to other pages the tag is used this way:

<a href="address">clickable word or phrase that is shown in the browser </a>

Source code

Browser

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Attributes can be used to customize how and where pages will be opened.

<a href="www.moneyxtreme.com" target="_(where you want it to open)">clickable text</a>

Where you want it to open has 4 possible values:

_blank -->open in a new window.
_parent -->open in the parent frameset.
_self -->open in the same frame it was clicked or executed from.
_top -->open on the same windowregardless of frames as a full new page.

if no target is specified the window will open in the same window.

Source code

Browser

<html>

<body>

<a href="www.moneyxtreme.com" target="_blank">open in a new window</a>

</body>

</html>

open in a new window

The way files are organized on a server is how you will link them in your source code. You don't need to write the full address of pages, files and images on your Web site.

ex:

if page1.htm and page2.htm are located on the same folder level of your server, A way of linking page 2 on page 1would be:

<a href="page2.htm">clickable text</a> instead of
<a href="rootfolder.com/page2.htm">clickable text</a>

and if you are 1 folder up on page3.htm and wish to link to page1.htm:

<a href="../page1.htm">clickable text</a> instead of
<a href="rootfolder.com/page1.htm">clickable text</a>

So pay attention on how you manage files and folders on your server it might become a time saver.

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The <a> tag

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