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466 Web Graphics and Websites

If you want to link back to the top of a particularly long page - create an object at the
bottom of your page (typically a button or a text object) and then select the "TOP OF PAGE"
link option. The link will then take you straight up to the top of the page.

Link to anchor
This option allows you to jump the visitor to a specific part of any page in your website.

To setup an anchor point, first go to the page and object you want to be jumped to.
Select the object and add a name to it by right clicking and choosing the NAMES... option.
Then select the object to which you want to add the link and choose the anchor name
you added from the list provided with the “Link to anchor” option.

Note that when you link to an object which is a long way down a web page, the web
browser automatically scrolls the page down so that your anchor object is visible.

NOTE: You cannot apply a transition to a link to an anchor.

Link to heading
Link automatically to any of the headings within the document. This saves you the bother
of having to trawl through a long document when you want to link to a particular section.
Click on the dropdown to see the list of headings. Then choose the heading you want
your selected text or object to link to from the list. Bear in mind that the heading must
have a heading text style (on page 263) assigned for it to appear in the list.

The list is divided according to pages, and then subsequent headings with each heading
occupying an indented position according to its outline level.

Link to File
This link option is useful if you want to add a document, movie or any other file to your
website to make it available to your visitors. For example you may have a PDF document
that you want to make available.

Select the object or text that you want to link. Then turn on this Link to file option and
use the BROWSE button to browse for the file on your computer. The name of the file
appears in the text field to the left of the Browse button. Click OK and your link is applied.

As well as applying the link, Xara Designer Pro X has now taken a copy of your file and
placed it in the support folder for your design. This is a folder next to your .web or .xar
file. If your design is called "MySite.web", the support folder will be called
"MySite_web_files" alongside it. All the files in the support folder get published along with
your website and so that means your file will be published with your website and so the
link you just added will work. See the Document Handling chapter (on page 51) for more
information on support folders.