Named anchors are bookmarks within a webpage used for navigating into a section. Usually the named anchors are unseen. A section can be linked to a particular anchor using the Property Inspector. The markers that are created by the named anchors are placed at each section of the web page and the links are created for accessing these markers. In this way a user could navigate through different sections within the same document using anchors. This tutorial helps you to Creating anchors and Mailto using DreamweaverMX.

Tips for creating anchors and mailto

1. Firstly we have to create an anchor in the section of a page. Place the cursor where you want you want to place your anchor and select Insert>Named Anchor, give name to it and click OK. An Yellow Icon will appear. For editing it just double click on it.

2. Just now we have created an anchor. Now we have to link it to some where. Specify the link for the anchor and in the link box of the property inspector type a #sign followed by the anchor name.(If the link is from another page ,then you have to specify the file name also.)

3. This step will teach you to invoke a mailto window or email link using in dreamweaver. When the mailto link is clicked a new blank message window will be opened and the address specified in the e-mail link will be added automatically to the new mailto window. Note that the mailto link will work only in those browsers supporting e-mails and the local e-mail system is set.

4. Specify the point in document in which the mailto link has to appear. This is the insertion point. Then select Insert>Email link and the E mail link window appears.

5. In the e Mail Window enter the text you want to replace with the link and also specify the e mail address in the e mail area and click OK. You have created an email link. From now you could see the text (which is an email link) in the document.

6. E-mail link could be alternatively specified using the property Inspector. For it select the text or image of your choice in the design window of the document and in the Link Text box property pf the property Inspector type something similar to 'mailto:smith@gmil.com'.Avoid spaces between the colon and the email address.

You have created a e-mail link using Property inspector.