Linking
Multiple HTML Files 
Once
you have created a second web page, you will want to link your two pages.
Linking pages together in Netscape Gold 3.0 is a simple task. Just follow
these steps and you'll be on your way.
First,
you will need to identify the page to which you want to jump. You can do
this by merely keying the name of that page. Once you have the name of
the page keyed, highlight it, and choose the Make Link icon on the toolbar.
Click on the Browse File button; double-click on the name of the file to
which you want to link. Continue by clicking Apply and OK. That's all there
is to it.
Always
test your newly created links to make sure they are working correctly.
Choose File, Browse Document; then click on the linked text to jump to
the link you identified. As you create more and more pages in your Web
presentation, making sure that all of your pages link together correctly
is more of a challenge.
Targets
and Anchors Revisited 
In
an earlier lesson, you learned how to create targets and anchors within
your Web page. Now that you have designed more than one page, you may decide
that it would be beneficial to jump to a location on one of your other
pages. On my tutorial pages, you will notice
that I have provided, in table format, the contents of each page. Using
the anchor and target feature allows the individual to go directly to the
selected topic, rather than having to scroll down a long page.
The
process of creating targets and anchors within a Web presentation is the
same one we used to created targets and anchors within a single page. Let's
say I wanted to link this section to the lesson in which targets and anchors
were first introduced. I could include a statement such as:
For
a review of targets and anchors, click here.
Remember,
you must first create your target. In this instance, I opened MoreLinks.html
in the editing mode, created a new target named Targets by placing the
cursor immediately to the left of the word Targets in the section
entitled HTML Anchors and Targets.. Once I had my target in position,
I highlighted the word here in the statement above and clicked on
the Make Link icon. Then, I clicked the Browse button to find the MoreLinks
html file with its list of targets. By selecting Targets I completed
my link.
Using
Multiple Browsers   
Although
Netscape commands a very large portion of the browser market, you should
be aware of the fact that not everyone will access your page via Netscape.
As mentioned in What's HTML Anyway,
this can create problems in that your Web pages may not look the same when
viewed with other browsers. For example, some browsers do not recognize
frames; others may not show tables exactly the same way they were created
in Netscape Gold. Graphic images may also look different from one browser
to the other. So, view your page using other browsers, and be aware of
the fact that at times it may be necessary to modify your presentation
so that it will appear the best it possibly can in a number of situations.
Troubleshooting 
In
spite of all your best efforts, you will find that things go wrong. Links
won't work, graphic images won't load, and a wide range of other malfunctions
will plague your creations at one time or another. The good news is that,
as is often the case, we learn best from the struggle we experience as
we troubleshoot problems.
Certainly,
it would be advisable to use the online help available by selecting Handbook
from the Help menu. However, there are a lot of other resources available
to Web page designers, including a variety of books on using Netscape Gold.
Likewise, books on HTML can be especially helpful. In addition, by using
search engines you can find websites that offer tutorials on web page creation
and an extensive selection of text editing shareware.
Although
the focus of this introductory course in Web page design has been on the
use of Netscape Gold as the primary text editor, I would be remiss if I
did not highlight the fact that gaining a working knowledge of HTML language
is an invaluable tool. You might like to check out HTML
for the Conceptually Challenged. This site advertises that it teaches
HTML as fast as humanly possible.
The
text editor that I use in conjunction with Netscape Gold is Arachnophilia,
a user-friendly program that is fairly intuitive in its approach. I strongly
recommend that you add to your library of resources and that you continue
exploring all the possibilities that will enable you to present even more
advanced, informative Web creations. Plus, these resources are especially
helpful in the troubleshooting stage of Web authoring.
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