First some basic informaton regarding links. As with most things on the web, folks assume everyone understands what a link is, what is does, how it works. We don't make any assumptions in this diary.

What is a link? Well it's something folks can click on, resulting is your computer displaying something new. Here is a link to the New York Times.

Does a link have to be text? No, you can make an image and/or graphic a link also. Here is a link to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo using our polor bear image:

Link Jargon

Text links have 2 parts. 1) The text that is displayed, 2) What is supposed to be displayed when someone clicks on your link. 

In the example above, the words "New York Times" are referred to as the "Anchor Text".  The New York Times website is what is displayed when someone click on the link, that's referred to as the "URL".

Sometimes you want your current web page to be replaced. Sometimes you want the link to open a new window or tab. Where the URL is displayed is called a "Target".

Style

You'll notice in the text example we don't display the URL of the New York Times website (http://www.nytimes.com/ ). In addition, we've underlined the words "New York Times" and set the color to blue. That's the most common style for links, however, you aren't required to use that style.

Ok Great, But How Do I Do All This Stuff?

As usual, we've provided you with a video: