
Site Root Relative: Site root relative paths are possibly one of the more confusing types of paths to work with and arguably the least flexible in terms of manageability within Dreamweaver. The upside to site root relative paths is that they have no limit to folder depth. For instance, the example in the Document Relative path description references the path Dorknozzle\Departments\Marketing\Press Releases. If I were working with a file within the Press Releases folder and needed to link to the file index.htm within the Dorknozzle folder root, I could use a site root relative path to simply reference the path /index.htm. The / instructs the browser to find the site root and then retrieve index.htm. NOTE By default, Dreamweaver works with document relative paths. If you want to work with site root relative paths, you'll have to configure it when you define a site. Paths are covered in more detail in the next chapter. Absolute: You can use absolute paths when referencing files located in paths that don't change. For instance, the domain name http://www.modulemedia.com or http://www.dorknozzle.info will never changethey are said to be absolute. Because this is the case, I could assign these domain names as my absolute paths. Furthermore, I could also refer to a specifc folder within that domain. For instance, if I wanted to reference an image in the Images folder of the www.modulemedia.com site, I could reference its absolute path as http://www.modulemedia.com/Images/image.gif. After you've assigned a path to an element in your web page to create a link, you may also want to declare a target. A target exists as a way of instructing the browser how to open the path. For instance, the following four targets can be assigned when working with hyperlinks: _self: Opens the path within the same browser window as the original page. This target is the default. _blank: Forces the browser to open the path in a new browser window instance. This keeps the original page in the background. _parent: When working with frames, choose this option to load the linked document in the parent frame or parent window of the frame that contains the link. If the frame containing the link is not nested, then the linked document loads in the full browser window. _top: When working with framesets, choose this option when you want to load a linked document in a full browser window, thereby removing all frames. NOTE It's important to note that the Target drop-down menu is located in the Properties Inspector, always near the Link text box for text and images. Linking Text Arguably the easiest form of hyperlinking, creating text links, can be performed in one of three ways. First, we can simply type the text onto the page, highlight it, and then enter a path into the Link text box within the Property Inspector. Second, we can place our cursor where we want the link to appear on the page and select Hyperlink from the Insert menu. This method generates the text and link at the same time. And third, we can highlight existing text on the page, right-click to access the context menu, and choose the Make Link option. Either of the three methods performs the same task. Although we will not walk through each method, it's important to note that each functions similar in nature. After you've got one method down, the other two are just as simple. For now, we'll focus on creating text links by typing text onto the page and generating a link within the Properties Inspector. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Place your cursor below the main Dorknozzle image but above the date and time stamp. Enter the text Visit our Parent Company.