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Using anchors


An anchor is a specified location on a Web page that serves as the destination of a link. Adobe GoLive provides you with two ways to create an anchor. You can begin by specifying the origin of the link and then the location of the anchor. Or, you can begin by specifying the location of the anchor and then the origin of the link. Either way, you should use these guidelines when creating anchors:
  • You shouldn't place anchors directly on a layout grid. Instead, place anchors in the flow of HTML text, a layout text box, or a table cell. When you add an anchor to a layout text box or table cell, make sure that the box or cell has other contents, otherwise the anchor will not be recognized by Netscape Navigator. To workaround this problem, you can add a nonbreaking space to the empty box or cell. To add a nonbreaking space, click inside the box or cell, and press Shift+spacebar (Windows) or Option+spacebar (Mac OS).
  • You should place anchors near the left margin of the page, so that the anchors work more consistently across browsers.
  • You won't be able to preview certain link and anchor combinations in the Adobe GoLive document window's Preview.
  • You should test links to anchors extensively before publishing your Web site. Anchors don't always work the same way in Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

    • To create an anchor and a link to it:

    Do one of the following:
  • Choose File > Save to save your page. Select the text that you want to use as the origin of the link. Click the New Link button () on the toolbar. Choose Window > Inspector. In the Text Inspector, click the Link tab. Drag from the Point and Shoot button () in the Text Inspector to the location on the page where you want the anchor. Adobe GoLive creates an anchor at the location where you release the mouse button.
  • Choose Window > Objects. In the Objects palette, click the Basic tab (). Drag the Anchor icon from the Objects palette to the location on the page where you want the anchor. Choose Window > Inspector. In the Anchor Inspector, enter a unique name for the anchor. In the document window, select the text that you want to use as the origin of the link. Click the New Link button on the toolbar. In the Text Inspector, click the Link tab. Drag from the Point and Shoot button in the Text Inspector to the anchor on the page.


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    Page Layout Basics > Adding hypertext links > Using anchors