Composer - Using Images as Links

Images as Links

Another useful technique in webpage design is to use images as links. I use this technique in the Canaries Holiday Snaps section of the site - if the user clicks on the thumbnail (smaller version of the original photo) they are in effect clicking on a link to another page where the full-size photo is held.

You can make images, such as JPEG, GIF, or PNG files, behave like links in your pages. When the reader clicks a linked image, the browser window displays the page that the image is linked to.

First insert an image

Or select one you have already inserted

Click on the image then click on the Link button in the toolbar, or open the Insert menu and choose Link.

Then use the Link Properties dialog box to link the image to a named anchor or heading within the page, or to a separate local or remote page

If you don't or can't remember how to insert a link go to Links in the top menu or click here

Click on the glass to see it work.

Tip: Drag and drop a linked image from the Navigator window into a Composer window to copy both the image and the link.

Note: To remove the blue border on images used as links, open the Link Properties dialog box and enter 0 in the Solid Border field.