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From the Target pop-up menu, select a location in which to open the document:
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loads the linked document in a new, unnamed browser window.
_blank
• loads the linked document in the parent frame or parent window of the frame that contains the link. If
_parent
the frame containing the link is not nested, then the linked document loads in the full browser window.
• loads the linked document in the same frame or window as the link. This target is the default, so you
_self
usually don't have to specify it.
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loads the linked document in the full browser window, thereby removing all frames.
_top
If all the links on your page will be set to the same target, you can specify this target once by selecting Insert >
HTML > Head Tags > Base and selecting the target information. For information about targeting frames, see
"Control frame content with links" on page 212.
See also
"Document locations and paths" on page 279
Link to documents using the Point-To-File icon
Select text or an image in the Document window's Design view.
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2 Create a link in one of two ways:
• Drag the Point-To-File icon (target icon) at the right of the Link box in the Property inspector and point to another
open document, a visible anchor in an open document, or a document in the Files panel.
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Shift-drag from the selection and point to another open document, a visible anchor in an open document, or a
document in the Files panel.
Note: You can link to an open document only if your documents are not maximized in the Document window. To tile
documents, select Window > Cascade or Window > Tile. When you point to an open document, that document moves
to the foreground of your screen while you are making your selection.
Link documents using the site map
Links you create in the site map appear at the bottom of the selected HTML files, allowing you to quickly create links
across a site.
Link documents using the site map and the Point-To-File icon
This method works well when you are building your site and you want to create links across the site quickly.
In the Files panel, select Map View from the View pop-up menu.
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2 Select an HTML file in the site map.
Drag the selected file's Point-To-File icon (target icon) to another file in the site map or to a local file in the Site
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Files view.
A link with the name of the linked file appears at the bottom of the selected HTML file.
Link documents in the site map
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Do one of the following:
• Drag a page from the Windows Explorer or the Macintosh Finder onto a page in the site map.
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Select an HTML page in the site map, and then select Link To Existing File from the context menu.
September 4, 2007
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