A hyperlink -- most commonly referred to as a link -- will navigate the people through your site's pages, or to get to another area on the same page. It is also used to add in an email address. The code for that looks like this:

To insert an email address in Dreamweaver, press the button and the following window will appear.

You can put the email into the Text section, or call it whatever you want the web surfer to see. And under the email option, add in the actual email address. When done, press OK and the email address will b e inserted into your page.

Link to another page:

To add a standard link in Dreamweaver, press the .

Link to a section on the same page:

This is a little more tricky than a standard link because you need two distinct links to make this work. The first is listed below:

Notice how the href area has a # sign inserted, and then just a one word name with no .html. This is how you distinguish between a local link as it is commonly called, and a standard link. Click on the image above to get to another section on this page.

The name aspect will bring the user to the correct section you want them to read on that page. This is usually done on FAQ pages. You click on the question, and you go to the section on the page that has the information.

To add an anchor to a page, press the button.