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DREAMWEAVER CS3 282 User Guide Dreamweaver creates the links to other pages in your site using document-relative paths. You can also tell Dreamweaver to create new links using site root-relative paths. Important: Always save a new file before creating a document-relative path; a document-relative path is not valid without a definite starting point. If you create a document-relative path before saving the file, Dreamweaver temporarily uses an absolute path beginning with file:// until the file is saved; when you save the file, Dreamweaver converts the file:// path to a relative path. For a tutorial on creating links, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0149. See also "Document locations and paths" on page 279 Attaching JavaScript behaviors to links You can attach a behavior to any link in a document. Consider using the following behaviors when you insert linked elements into documents: Set Text Of Status Bar Determines the text of a message and displays it in the status bar at the lower left of the browser window. For example, you can use this behavior to describe the destination of a link in the status bar instead of showing the URL associated with it. Open Browser Window Opens a URL in a new window. You can specify the properties of the new window, including its name, size, and attributes (whether it is resizable, has a menu bar, and so on). Jump Menu Edits a jump menu. You can change the menu list, specify a different linked file, or change the browser location in which the linked document opens. Set Nav Bar Image Customizes the display of images in a navigation bar. For example, you can use this behavior to display a certain image in the navigation bar or page when the pointer is over a certain portion of the navigation bar. See also "Applying built-in Dreamweaver behaviors" on page 350 Link to documents using the Property inspector You can use the Property inspector's folder icon or Link box to create links from an image, an object, or text to another document or file. 1 Select text or an image in the Document window's Design view. 2 Open the Property inspector (Window > Properties) and do one of the following: • Click the folder icon to the right of the Link box to browse to and select a file. The path to the linked document appears in the URL box. Use the Relative To pop-up menu in the Select HTML File dialog box to make the path document-relative or root-relative, and then click Select. The type of path you select applies only to the current link. (You can change the default setting of the Relative To box for the site.) • Type the path and filename of the document in the Link box. To link to a document in your site, enter a document-relative or site root-relative path. To link to a document outside your site, enter an absolute path including the protocol (such as http://). You can use this approach to enter a link for a file that hasn't been created yet. September 4, 2007