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How to Make
Your Web Pages Open in a New Window
Teacher: Candice
Pardue
How to Make Your Web Pages
Open in a New Window
Ever visited a website's homepage,
clicked on a link to go to another page of the site, and the
page came up in a new browser window?
All you have to do is click the
X in the far right corner of your screen to exit out of the
page, and you're back where you started - the homepage!
Benefit of this Technique
This web design technique enables
you to create an "extra" browser window for certain sections
of your website. Perhaps you'd like your visitor to open up
a new page to read additional information for what he/she is
reading.
For example, if you're in the
middle of a sales presentation, and you offer the opportunity
to the reader to read a page of testimonials from other customers,
you can use this technique to do so. Your reader will be able
to open a new browser window to read your testimonials, and
then close the window to return to your sales presentation.
When to Create a "New Window" Link
I suggest using this technique
only when there's a special purpose or reason. If you do this
with every link on your site, your visitors will get frustrated
quickly with the new windows opening and may leave your site
completely.
Also, each time your visitor
is going to open up a new window, let him know beforehand -
give him a warning. Anytime you do something "out of the ordinary" on
your site, tell your visitor what's going to happen. This will
help prevent unwanted surprises.
You can add in parentheses beside
or below your link a statement similar to this:
(Clicking on this link will
open up a new browser window.)
THE CODE:
Insert the following code into
your web page html where you would like the link to appear:
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<A HREF="http://www.yourdomain.com/"
TARGET="_blank">Your Link</a>
---
You will insert the link address
you want to open up in a new window where you see the web address
sample above:
"http://www.yourdomain.com/"
Next, where it states "Your Link",
this is where you'll type your link text.
For example: Click Here
for More Information
...or Click Here to Read Additional
Testimonials
Adding this feature to sections
of your website can not only open up new windows, but new opportunities
and potential for your site as well. This technique, if used
wisely, can be a valuable addition to your website.
About the teacher:
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