An anchor links two locations on the same page. Anchors allow a user to click on something from a list of topics near the top of the page and the page then scrolls down to the place where that topic begins. There are two components to an anchor: the bookmark (lower in the file) and the link (usually near the top).

Insert the Bookmark Component of the Anchor

• Move the cursor to a location low on the page and click to position the cursor there.
• Move the pointer to "Insert" at the top of the page and click on "Insert". A menu opens down.
• Move the pointer all the way to the bottom of the menu, where the double arrows are. The menu gets longer, showing more choices.
• Move on the menu to "Bookmark...", and click on "Bookmark...". A box opens.

• In the white space under "Bookmark name:", type a phrase to identify the bookmark. (This phrase will not appear on the page. It is just to assist the Webmaster in being organized.)

• Click "OK" in the bottom right of the box. The box closes, and this symbol appears where the cursor was.

Insert the Link Component of the Anchor

• Move the cursor up the page to the linking location, where the user is to click to jump to the bookmark that was just inserted.

• Click to position the cursor there.
• Type the word or words to link to the bookmark.
• Hold down the mouse button and move the cursor over that text to highlight it.
• Move the pointer to "Insert" at the top of the page, and click on "Insert". A menu opens down. Move down the menu and click on Hyperlink...". A box opens.

• On the left side of the box, choose the square marked "Place in This Document".

The "Text to display:" field should be exactly the same as the text you highlighted.

In the middle section of the box is a list of bookmarks. If only one is on the page, only one is listed.

• Click on it. The link is highlighted on the page and in the box.

• Click on "OK".

The box closes and the word or phrase chosen for the link is now underlined and in blue.

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