Links in Two Steps

ONE: get the "address"

Open a browser to the web page you want to link to. In the location bar, you will see the "address" of the web page.

link to a page on www.gsd or stage.gsd

Select all the text after www.gsd.harvard.edu or dev.gsd.harvard.edu including that first slash. Copy it by choosing Copy from the Edit menu.
link to anywhere else

Select all the text in the location box. Copy it by choosing Copy from the Edit menu.
link to email

The address will be the word mailto, a colon, and the email, like this:
mailto:whomever@gsd.harvard.edu

Good link text is descriptive

BAD: Click here for more information.
GOOD: Complete instructions are available on the Change of Address page.

BAD: Email us.
GOOD: Please email customer service at help@gsd.harvard.edu

Label PDF links

Users are often confused or annoyed when the browser pops up Excel, Acrobat or Powerpoint without warning.

In links to word docs, excel spreadsheets, powerpoints or pdfs, warn your users by including a label like (pdf) or (word doc) in the clickable text!

TWO: use that address to create a link

Using Dreamweaver, open the page you want to put a link on.
Choose the text to make "clickable". Highlight that text with your mouse.
In the Properties bar, click the box marked Link and paste in the "address" (from above). Now hit enter so Dreamweaver will create the link.
Save! Always test your links in a browser using stage.gsd.harvard.edu.

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Links in Two Steps

ONE: get the "address"

link to a page on www.gsd or stage.gsd

link to anywhere else

link to email

Good link text is descriptive

Label PDF links

TWO: use that address to create a link