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How to Link Text Using Dreamweaver




Linking HTML text using Dreamweaver is very simple:

A HTML hyperlink is also known as an anchor or anchor text. It can be used to link text and/or images to other web pages or resources found on the Internet or within a local directory. In Dreamweaver they refer to it as a "Link" in the Property Inspector.

Linking text using Dreamweaver's Property Inspector link field:

1. Open your HTML document in Dreamweaver.

2. Find the text you want to link and highlight it with your cursor

Example below shows text "Home Page" I highlighted in Dreamweaver:

Example 1 showing highlighted text
Highlighted text

3. With text already highlighted, locate the Property Inspector at the bottom of your display. There you wll find the Link field shown in A below. Either manually type-in a url location of the file you are linking to or Browse for the file by clicking the folder icon B.

Example 2 showing Dreamweaver's Property Inspector link field
Dreamweaver's Property Inspector link field

4. Save changes to your HTML document.