3  Hyperlinks

• Moving your mouse cursor over a hyperlink will typically change the cursor to a pointing hand:

Figure 4

• The hyperlink itself can be shown as a full URL:

  http:\\www.google.com [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]

• Alternatively, the hyperlink can be embedded within an image or a section of on-screen text:

Figure 5

• Regardless of how the hyperlink is presented on the webpage, it will provide a connection to the page or resource required.
• You should always be cautious when using hyperlinks, as they can be created to connect to a different site than the one shown on the page. Hyperlinks can be used to take you to a website created by criminals who wish to learn private information about you and perhaps steal your passwords.