A hyperlink is an electronic connection between one web page to either (1) other web pages on the same website, or (2) web pages located on another website.http://avtecmedia.com/tools/web-design-glossary.htm They can also be called HTML links.

In layman's terms it basically means a link or a wordlink. But hyperlinks are more specific types of links. You can use hyperlinks to direct the reader to another web page or website within the text, something you can't do with a URL link.

The trouble with using hyperlinks is that, it requires a code. This code is fairly simple to write, although very hard to memorize. You will most likely need to copy it from a website or write it down first as an example.

• It's faster to write the code manually when making more than one link. Instead of using copy and paste.

Making a hyperlink is extremely simple. It should take you minutes if not seconds to make one link. Basically, all you need is the hyperlink code and your set to go.

To create the hyperlink you will need the URL of the web page or website you want to direct or link to. That's the entire URL that appears on your browser.

Capital letters are used to show the parts of the code that cannot be changed or removed. They are capitalized in this article to show how the code is to be written and be noticeable.

Difficulty: 2 out of 1-10, 10 being the hardest.

First, you will need to copy the code for a hyperlink (it's below). Paste it into the document you will make the hyperlink on. It is important that you copy it exactly as it appears.

Hyperlink Code

Note: The mark _ between a and href= is NOT part of the code, you should remove it prior to making a link.

<a_href="Your link">Text where you can click</a>

<a_href="Complete URL you want to link to"> Keyword that will be visible and appear as a blue link </a>

• Mahalo.com will be used as an example

<a_href= "www.mahalo.com/" >Mahalo</a>

Next, copy the exact URL your web page or website. Then insert it into the code structure.

• Replace | www.Mahalo.com | with | http://www.mahalo.com/ |

<a_href="www.mahalo.com/>"Mahalo</a>

This becomes-

<a_href=" http://www.mahalo.com/ ">Mahalo</a>

The keyword is the word or words that will appear, which will act as the link. It will be blue and can be used within context.

Here MAHALO was used as the keyword, it can be any word.

<a_href="http://www.mahalo.com/">MAHALO</a>

The final result will be a link that will look like this-

MAHALO

Remember:

• You do not need to capitalize the word, unless you want the word to appear capitalized.

• The quotation marks are part of the code.

• Make sure you don't leave any spaces in between the quotation marks.

• The link can be used between words

• Always test the link to make sure it works.