Add an external hyperlink to a link bar

Do one of the following:

Add an external link to a link bar based on the navigation structure

  1. In Navigation view, right-click the page to which you want to add an external hyperlink, and click Add Existing Page on the shortcut menu.

  2. Do one of the following:

    Create a hyperlink to a page or file

    1. Under Link to, click make sure Existing File or Web Page is selected.
    2. Select the page or file to which you want to link.

    Create a hyperlink to a page or file on the World Wide Web

    1. Under Link to, make sure that Existing File or Web Page is selected.
    2. Click World Wide Web .
    3. In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want to link to, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited is displayed in the Address box.

    Create a hyperlink to an e-mail address

    1. Under Link to, click E-mail Address.
    2. Either type the e-mail address you want in the E-mail address box, or select an e-mail address in the Recently used e-mail addresses box.
    3. In the Text to Display box, type the label of the e-mail address you want to display on the link bar.
    4. In the Subject box, type the subject of the e-mail message.

      Note   Some Web browsers and e-mail programs may not recognize the subject line.

    The hyperlink is added to your navigation structure and is displayed with the icon. You can change the position of the external hyperlink in the navigation structure by clicking and dragging the hyperlink to a different location.

  3. To save the changes, right-click the Navigation view background, and then click Apply Changes on the shortcut menu.

Add external links to a custom link bar or a link bar with back and next links

  1. Double-click the link bar.
  2. Click Add link.
  3. Do one of the following:

    Create a hyperlink to a page or file

    1. Under Link to, make sure that  Existing File or Web Page is selected.
    2. Select the page or file to which you want to link.

    Create a hyperlink to a page or file on the World Wide Web

    1. Under Link to, make sure that Existing File or Web Page is selected.
    2. Click World Wide Web .
    3. In your Web browser, browse to the page that you want to link to, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Microsoft FrontPage. The location of the page you visited is displayed in the Address box.

    Create a hyperlink to an e-mail address

    1. Under Link to, click E-mail Address.
    2. Either type the e-mail address you want in the E-mail address box, or select an e-mail address in the Recently used e-mail addresses box.
    3. In the Text to Display box, type the label of the e-mail address you want to display on the link bar.
    4. In the Subject box, type the subject of the e-mail message.

      Note   Some Web browsers and e-mail programs may not recognize the subject line.