Help with making Web Page using Word???

[Kevin Palmer]

Ok, I had to take a computer class for my collage. So far, I have been fine as I like to think I am ahead of the average user.



But... I have run into an issue and have tried it three time with the same success. Which by the way is ZERO.. LOL



Bottom line you type text or use and existing document and create a "Link". Once someone clicks on the link, it is suppose to open the page that the link would direct it to.



I have followed the text book step by step. The link gets created as indicated by the color change and being underlined.



So I click on it and NOTHING happens, (Yes, I have the little hand thing to indicate it is clickable).



With word, you highlight the text you want, click on the HTML (Link) button, browse to the document you want the link to go to and then choose ok.



Sounds simple enough. BUT,,, not working for me. Am I missing something or is the test book missing something???



Thanks in advance.

 

[Travis Munday]

Are you having to write HTML code?



Have you tried the document on more then one computer? Your computer may not be set-up properly to open links outside of your internet browser.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Just one computer, (this lap top).

All work being done in regular text, you either save the page as a web page or as a single web page.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Coastiejoe,



Here is a simple 2 page HTML example.



Save the text from each of these quote boxes below to two different files...the first one to 'page1.html', the 2nd one to 'page2.html'. For each you must change all [ chars to < and all ] chars to > (done deliberately so this page doesn't eat them):



page1.html

[head]

[title]Page 1[/title]

[/head]

[body]

[a href='page2.html']Click Me[/a]

[/body]

page2.html

[head]

[title]Page 2[/title]

[/head]

[body]

I am Page 2

[/body]

P.S. I would use Notepad or Wordpad instead of Word for this exercise.



Once done, you should be able to just click on page1.html and it loads in the browser, click on the "Click Me" text, and it navigates to page2.html.

 

[Nick Smith]

A great web site is w3schools.com they have tons of examples for html, css, and javascript. Check it out.

 

[Nyuk Nyuk]

I used this to learn and understand html. http://www.nvu.com/index.php

 

[Kevin Palmer]

I have no choice, I MUST use word as that is what is being instructed.



I will look things over and see what I get.



Thanks...

 

[Todd Cloutier]

It worked for me in Word 2000. I selected the text and right-clicked to create the hyperlink. Do you get a tool-tip when you hover the mouse pointer over the link?



I hate using MS Word, particularly when writing technical reports. The graphics and charts that I include in the document move around unpredictably and often disappear altogether when adding text. It seems that half of the reports and proposals that I write have to be submitted in Word format, so I don't have much choice. So, if you have to use Word, be prepared for a certain amount of frustration.

 

[Casey B]

Be sure that once you make changes you save it before trying to work with it. In Word it is as simple as highlighting a word or phrase, right clicking and selecting hyperlink. Type in the address of the file or website and that is it. Save it, then try to open the link.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Coastiejoe, sorry about my posting html, I misunderstood what you were trying to do.



TJR

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Nothing works, not sure of the issue. I can do it in notepad, but not word.

There must be another unknown issue or something.



I will try it on another computer to see if the issue is isolated to my laptop....



Oh well...

 

[Jacob Dryer]

To actaully follow the link created in Word to have to Ctrl-Click not just click.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

JD, you are correct. But, according to my text book if you are viewing the document "As a Web Page" which is an option under the file command, you simply click on it.



That said, I did also try the Ctrl-Click method as well, still nothing....