Help creating/updating external links

Question

Hi,
I'm a newbie to DW8, previously most familiar with DW4. In
DW8, I cannot figure out how to create or update external links (to
websites), such that when I click on that text or image on my site,
an external webpage will open in the same (or new) window.
I read in the help section that in the 'edit link' section
I'm meant to enter the absolute URL. My problem is that it still
wants me to specify some local file or folder to find that link
within. This does not make any sense to me! There must be a really
simple way to right-click on any text on my site and create a
hyperlink to an external webpage?
many thanks!
Els

Answer 1

"jocyflossy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm a newbie to DW8, previously most familiar with DW4.
In DW8, I cannot
>figure out how to create or update external links (to
websites), such that when
>I click on that text or image on my site, an external
webpage will open in the
>same (or new) window.
This is one thing which didn't seem to work properly in
Dreamweaver MX. There
may be a better way, but the way I developed (which works
equally well in
Dreamweaver 8), is as follows:
1. Select the name/image you want to attack the link to
2. Drag the wheel on the 'Link' box (under 'Properties') to a
convenient file in
your local directory (it doesn't matter which one you use)
3. Point your browser at the web page you wish to link to,
highlight the
address, and copy it (ctrl_insert)
4. Find the code for the link you have just inserted. It will
be something
like:
<label for="name"><a
href="blog_01.php">Name:</a></label>
5. Highlight the local file name (between the two quotes) in
the a href, e.g.
blog_01.php above
6. Paste in (shift_insert) the external Link, so that the
code now reads
something like:
<label for="name"><a
href="
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvmembers/email/20061024/">Name:</a></label>
7. In the 'Target' box select '_blank' if you want the
external page to open in
a new window (I always do).
Clancy