Every Web page has a link, which allows visitors to jump from one page or location to another page for related information. Links are very important HTML elements. In this articles, we'll show you how to add links to your Web pages in order to enrich your Web site's contents and organization.

1. Understanding Links

• Hypertext links use a string of characters or text(called text anchor) as links. For example, the visitors will have to click on specific string of characters or text in order to jump to another Web page or site. Normally, these linked text are highlighted and displayed in different colors, such as blue, for easy recognition.
• Hypermedia links use images or graphics(called graphic anchor) as links. For example, visitors will click on a certain graphic or image in order to jump to another location. Basically, hypermedia links are similar to hypertext links. Examples of graphic anchors are advertising banners, icons, bullet, etc.
• URL stands for Universal Resource Locator. It's also known as a Web address. For example, http://www.peopleweb.com is the URL of PeopleWeb's Web site.
• Absolute reference: An URL reference specifies the exact computer, directory, and file for a Web page.
• Relative reference: An URL reference specifies files on the same computer.

2.Adding Links to Your Web Pages

Example1: Creating external hyperlinks
An external links let visitors moved from one page to another. For example, you would create a link from your homepage to your friend's homepage by using an anchor tag <A> </A> in your Web page like this one:
<A HREF="http://www.sjsu.edu/~johnsmith/index.html">Visit John's Homepage</A>

If our friend, John Smith, has his picture, you can create a graphical anchor on your Web page to link to his by using <A> and <IMG> tags:
<A HREF="http://www.sjsu.edu/~johnsmith/index.html"><IMG SRC="photo.jpeg" ALT="John's Photo">Visit John's Homepage</A>

Note: Sometimes, you may specify only:  
<A    HREF="http://www.sjsu.edu/~johnsmith"> Visit John's Homepage</A>

Example2: Creating internal links within a documents
2 steps:
1)<H2 ID = MIDDLE>Here's The Middle of The Page</H2>
2)<A HREF="MIDDLE">Click Here To Jump to Middle of the Page</A>

When you click on the hyperlink provided by <A> </A> tags, you will jump to the middle of the current Web page.