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How To Create An Anchor In WebMedley
(In this example, you have a page with the web page file name of filename.html)

Anchors are similar to links on a web page, however they do a little bit more. When you click on an 'anchored' link - it will not only take you to a certain web page, it will take you to a certain point on that web page. Now, you can create an anchor link to another spot on the page you are currently on, or to a specific location on another page other than the one you are on.

To see an example of an anchor that is linked to a graphic at the bottom of this page, click here.

Anchors can be very helpful if you have a long page and people just want to be able to go to a specific part of it without having to search through the whole page themselves. They can also be useful to send people to very specific information or locations on other pages.

Creating an Anchor:

1. Highlight the word, phrase, or graphic that will be the anchor.
(Note: The anchor is the point you want someone to end up at on the page - not the words or image they will click to get to that point.)
2. Click the "Insert Link" icon on the toolbar.
3. In the pull down menu for type, select (other).
4. Type the anchor name using the following syntax: name=myanchor
(Where 'myanchor' is the name you want to give your anchor. It can be anything you want.) Be certain that there are no spaces.
(Correct: name=myanchor / Incorrect: name = myanchor)

5. Click OK

6. Click the 'Save' button on your toolbar.

Congratulations! You have now created an anchor.
You're half way there! Now all that is left is to link the anchor.

Linking an Anchor:

1. Select the text, phrase, or graphic you want someone to click on to go to the anchor point you've created.
2. Click the "Insert Link" icon on the toolbar.
3. Keep the default type, which should be "http:".
4. In the URL field type the website and web page file name of the page where the anchor is located (this may be the same page you are on) followed by the pound sign (#) and the name of the anchor you want to link to. There should be no spaces between all these items. [See example below.]

5. Click OK

6. Save your page by clicking 'Save' on the toolbar. (When the site is next published, the anchor should work.)