Named anchors mark specific positions in a document. Use named anchors to jump to a marked position in the current document or to link to a marked position in a different document.
To create a named anchor:
1 | In the Document window, place the cursor where you want the named anchor. |
2 | Do one of the following: |
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Choose Insert > Named Anchor. |
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Choose Window > Objects, select Invisibles from the pop-up menu at the top of the Object palette, and then click the Anchor button. |
3 | Enter a name for the anchor in the dialog box that appears. |
If the anchor marker doesn't appear at the cursor location, choose View > Invisible Elements. | |
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To link to a named anchor:
1 | Select text or an image in the Document window. |
2 | In the Property inspector, enter a pound sign (#) and the name of the anchor in the Link box. For example: |
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To link to an anchor named "two" in the current file, type #two . |
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To link to an anchor named "two" in a different file in the same folder, type filename.html#two . |
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To link to a named anchor using the point-to-file method:
1 | Choose View > Invisible Elements to make the anchor visible. |
2 | Select text or an image in the Document window. |
3 | Do one of the following: |
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Click the point-to-file icon in the Property inspector and drag it to the anchor you want to link to: either an anchor within the same document or to an anchor in another open document. |
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Shift-click in the Document window and drag to the anchor you want to link to: either an anchor within the same document or an anchor in another open document. |
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