1. LINKS

2. The Anchor <a> Element (Introduction)
The Anchor <a> element is used to create links to
Another Web site
Pages within the current Web site
A position on a Web site page

3. The Anchor <a> Element (Syntax)
The href attribute contains the target URL
It can contain an absolute or relative reference (more in a minute)
The id attribute is used to create a bookmark in a document
Also referred to as a named anchor
Changed in HTML5 to id from name

4. The Anchor <a> Element (Syntax)
The markup in the element contains the ‘user visible link’
The rel attribute describes the semantic relationship of the link
Replaces the rev attribute
The new download attribute contains a file name to be downloaded
The new type argument contains the MIME type of the linked document

5. The Anchor <a> Element (Link Example)
A link to UNR
The user sees the text UNR
Note that the visible link appears as the element content (UNR)
<a href=“

6. Bookmarks (Introduction)
<a> tags are used to create links to a location within a (the same) document
It’s a two-step process
Create an element using the name or id attribute
id is understood by newer browsers
name is deprecated

7. Bookmarks (Creating the Anchor)
Create the anchor by setting the id attribute of any tag:
<h1 id="top">IS 360</h1>

8. Bookmarks (Referencing the Anchor)
Reference the anchor using the <a> tag
href contains the bookmark’s id preceded by the # symbol
Example:
<a href="#top">Top</a>

9. Bookmarks (Best Practices)
Use both name and id to support obsolete browsers