Links

Checkmark _ opens links in new windows

Links = an address or, a scripted address or html code your computer reads, like a map, to take you to a point in your computer or to a page on the internet.  Some pages have hundreds of links. Some links hide under  pictures as this one is hiding, put your cursor on the picture and notice the hand , some hide under text like this, put your cursor on the capitalized text and notice the hand CLICK HERE and some may be written out like this:  http://www.Xanga.com , again, notice the hand.

Notice: when you place your cursor over the link on a page, whether the link is hiding under a picture file or is written out your cursor changes to a different image, usually a hand that is pointing the way if you will, to somewhere on the WWW.  Get used to using your mouse cursor as a feeler for what is on a page.  It will detect any links that you may not see yourself as some pages don't have links color coded or your computer settings themselves may prevent you from seeing them. Most people want you to find links on a page and some use fun scripts to make sure you will see it i.e. links that shoot out little fancies like this, Don't Miss The Click Here.  There are a lot of fancy and fun scripts on pages that guide you to a lot of places.  I keep my computer set to see links underlined.  An underline is an indication to me that a link to follow is at hand (no pun intended).  Some wording is underlined for definition only and will not be a link to a page,  No hand, no link, no link, you aren't going anywhere no matter how many times you click on it.  The link itself is an unseen map your computer reads and it will follow it like a roadmap to the designated spot on the WWW or in the designated spot in your computer.  Shortcuts or links in your computer, will not show a hand.  Only those going to the outside world on the WWW will show a hand onward.

Status Bar:  If you keep your status bar exposed at the bottom of your webpage, you can view the address the link will carry you to, before you click on it. (View your status bar: Click view/status bar at the top of your internet page to fix that setting).  I always keep my status bar exposed so I can view where a link is going to take me.  If your status bar is in sight and you pass your cursor over a link (PASS CURSOR OVER THIS LINK IF YOU HAVE MADE THE SETTING CHANGE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS) you will see the address appear before you in the status bar in plain sight.  A lot of people write scripts into status bars with long and fancy messages for you.  These are decorative but they slow your page loading and serve only as decoration. 

When I do searches, I look thru the results carefully at descriptions and addresses and weed out those that appear as undesirables.  Reading carefully, you can avoid un-readables such as Asian pages, possible pornography and sites domained by providers who you will learn love to load you down with pop ups and spyware.

Windows Explorer Status Bar:  If you keep your status bar exposed in your Windows Explorer (Windows Explorer = inside your computer) and open a folder, you will read in the status bar, how many files are contained in it and how much space in kb or mgb it is holding.  To read what a particular file is inside your folders, do a setting in your Windows Explorer, go to (Tools\Folder Options\View\Show Pop Up Descriptions for folder and desktop items) and put in a checkmark.

All pages have been designed, thought out and compiled as helps for use by Seniors and persons new to computing by: RSBlain aka LittleEgypt of http://www.flyingpigwebdesign.com 

*Scripts used are from:  Dynamic Drive