Links that take you someplace else on the Web can be called Absolute Links or Relative Links. If a hyperlink points to another location in the same document, it's called a Named Link. It takes just a bit more effort to set these up, but the results are worth it in a long document. You have to create or mark a target location within the long document with a special tag, it's called the NAME tag.
I chose to name each individual paragraph target with a short name: para1, para2, para3, etc. you may use any term you like. Absolutely necessary is the pound symbol (#) in front of Target Name tag. This linking hypertext tag must have text or an image to be clicked on to work. To keep these concepts fairly clear, I chose to use Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2, and so on. <A HREF="#para1">Paragraph 1</A> I could have used any number of words or images instead.
Here is the way you type the NAME hyperlink Anchor tag, notice that the pound sign # is not used this time, and there isn't a closing </A> tag. <A NAME="para1" >Paragraph 1
Another nice thing to do for the visitor of your page is provide a means to return to the main index or top of the page. This is how I did that here. I placed a Name tag above the list of links, (this of course is not visible on the page, just in the document source). I called this name tag index.<A NAME="index">, then I placed hypertext anchor tags at the end of each paragraph that allows the user to return to the top of the page.<A HREF="#index">Back to Top</A>
Refer to this page to see examples of how to use the NAME tag for in-page Hypertext links. The links below do work, the code that makes them work is in maroon and next to them.
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Paragraph 1 <A HREF="#para1">Paragraph 1</A>
Paragraph 2 <A HREF="#para2">Paragraph 2</A>
Paragraph 3 <A HREF="#para3">Paragraph 3</A>
Paragraph 4 <A HREF="#para4">Paragraph 4</A>
Paragraph 5 <A HREF="#para5">Paragraph 5</A>
Paragraph 6 <A HREF="#para6">Paragraph 6</A>
Paragraph 7 <A HREF="#para7">Paragraph 7</A>
Paragraph 8 <A HREF="#para8">Paragraph 8</A>
Paragraph 9 <A HREF="#para9">Paragraph 9</A>
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<A NAME="para1">Paragraph 1
If you have a question that you need answers or opinions for, asking people one at a time with individual e-mail could take a very long time. Also, you would be limited to who you contact by the small number of e-mail addresses you would have.
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A better way of seeking information through e-mail is to use a newsgroup. A newsgroup is a place on someone's computer that allows public posting of messages to be read and responded to by anyone. As a larger application of e-mail, newsgroups allow many people with similar interests to send their questions, answers, suggestions, and opinions to one computer which displays all that is received.
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There are a few important differences between regular e-mail and newsgroups. One is that regular e-mail comes to your own e-mail "mailbox" - a place for only your mail that you have to sort through, much like a post office mailbox. A newsgroup area is a place that you must seek out. It is not in a private mailbox but open for all to see and participate in, much like a public
bulletin board at the local market. An advantage of a computer bulletin board is that they are set up for a specific topic. Therefore, there are thousands of newsgroups on thousands of topics.
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Another advantage newsgroups have is that they are ideal for browsing the titles quickly and users are not committed to sending or replying to every post. You can drop in and view the subjects being discussed (called lurking), and drop out without having to send any e-mail. On the other hand, you may choose to join in on a discussion centered around an issue by sending an e-mail response.
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Newsgroups are named with the broadest grouping listed first, followed by a period (.) and another subgroup name. For example, the newsgroup entitled "rec.music.folk" is a newsgroup for recreational use in the general area of music for discussions of folk music.
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There are different general catagories for a variety of topics, each with numbrous subcatagories. Some of the most common newsgroup names are:
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Not all newsgroups may be available to you. This depends on what
computer your system's newsreader uses for its news service. This information should be available from the Internet Service Provider you use. The most popular news service is called USENET. This is a set of newsgroups generally considered to be of global interest. USENET is not a computer network nor is it software. It is a set of regulations that govern how the newsgroups are used. It is monitored by volunteer individuals who keep a certain quality to the information being shared.
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A newsgroup must be "subscribed" to; that is, the user who wants to read and send messages to a particular group has to let the individual running the newsgroup know that they are interested. This is usually nothing more than sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" on it. Sometimes it's placing an "X" in a checkbox of the newgroup listing. Many ISP's set up certain newsgroups for you and offer them as part of the package deal when signing on to their service. A "newsreader" may be used to read and respond to newsgroups more efficiently.
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We will be able to try out a few newsgroups in class and see our messages posted almost as quickly as we can type them!
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