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How do you create a bookmark

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What is a bookmark?

A bookmark is a hyperlink that is a clickable object on the web page. The difference between a bookmark and a hyperlink is as follows

  1. Hyperlink takes you to another page on the same website or some other website. It also allows you to show videos, audios, and allows email.

  2. Bookmarks are used to allow the user to navigate through a page.

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Why would you use bookmarks?

  1. Sometimes a webpage can get very long and information that someone may need can be in various locations on the webpage. The creator of the webpage can have links to various portions of the page to make it easy for the user to find information on the page.

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How do you create a bookmark?

I am going to create a bookmarks on this page. You will notice there are several hyperlinks on this page. I am going to show you how to make "How do you create a bookmark?" a bookmark.

  1. Highlight How do you create a bookmark?

   
  1. Click Insert

   
  1. Click Bookmark

   
  1. Click OK

   
  1. The dots under the words show that the text has become a bookmark (The dots will not show on the website. It only shows in Expression software)

   

 

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How do you make text clickable and point to a bookmark?

 

Now we are going to make the text "How do you create a bookmark?"  a clickable link to a section on this page

  1. Highlight How do you create a bookmark?

   
  1. Right-click How do you create a bookmark?

   
  1. Click Place in This Document

   
  1. Highlight How_do_you_create_a_bookmark

   
  1. Click OK

   

 

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