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Hyperlink Dialog Box

 

The Hyperlink dialog box enables you to specify the link type and target location for a hyperlink jump to be encoded around the string or image selected in your document.

  1. In Visual Web Developer, open the Web page in Design view, and then select the text or image that you want to change to a link.

  2. On the Format menu, click Convert to Hyperlink.

    The Hyperlink dialog box opens.

  • Type
    Lists the types of hyperlinks you can insert. Select an option to insert the type string into this hyperlink. The default link type is http.

    Protocol Type

    Result

    (other)

    Jump to a file in the local Web directory.

    file

    Download a file and open it.

    ftp

    Jump to an FTP server.

    ftps

    Jump to an FTPS server.

    gopher

    Jump to a Gopher server.

    http

    Jump to another Web page (default).

    https

    Jump to a secure Web page.

    mailto

    Send an e-mail message.

    news

    Jump to a news server.

    telnet

    Jump to a telnet (text-based) server.

    wais

    Jump to a Wide Area Information Server.

  • URL
    Specifies the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for your link.

    File Type

    Form of URL

    Example

    Web pages and other network files

    The server path and file name, including file name extension.

    //website/info/menus.htm

    Bookmarks on the same page

    The pound sign (#) and the bookmark name.

    #top

    Bookmarks on other pages

    The server path and file name, including file name extension, followed by the pound sign (#) and the bookmark name.

    //website/info/menus.htm#top

    E-mail message

    The recipient's e-mail address

    mailto:someone@example.com

  • Browse
    Opens the Select Project Item Dialog Box, which enables you to navigate to the target page. The appropriate URL is automatically constructed and displayed for editing in the URL field.

See Also

How to: Insert HTML Hyperlinks and Bookmarks in Design View for Web Forms Pages
Select Project Item Dialog Box
Document Outline Window