Rookie mistake...

[alphawoo]

I havent used dreamweaver for a bit, and im not sure if its my less than above board dreamweaver or my complete rookie-ness, but i simpyl cant figure out how to link to an external webpage!
i can only get it to link to a file i currently have.
been driving me up the wall.
please help/embaress me, its probaply something stupid so any help is appreciated XD
Thanks

[Snave]

<a href="where you want to link to">what you want to display</a>

that any good?

[Djoscar]

If you're doing it in CODER view, then use what Snave posted, or if you're using the DESIGNER view, get to the point where you have to select a file (like you said above) and instead of selecting a file...

[alphawoo]

I think mine is knackered as when i put the link in where you say it wont have it oscar.
Thanks snave, code way works.

[Snave]

No probs alpha. I generally only use the code view and then use the globe icon to display the page in my browser for testing.

I find the design view sometimes displays stuff fine but then it doesn't work in the browser. Or sometimes it will display something wrong and I'll spend hours trying to fix it only to find there was no problem to start with!

[alphawoo]

I'm getting the right hump with this now
now, if we were too look at this site Free iPhone 3GS | Sim Free | Best iPhone Deals
You see how everything from the far right of the menu is its own section?
a.k.a that little grey seperating line, so you can have ads or whatever on the side of the webpage.
How would i go around doing that

[Snave]

I'd create it as 3 floating columns. You might want to put the columns in a container if you want them centered on the page.

very bare CSS, fill in with your own styling and what not.

#header {
width: 800px;
height: 100px;
margin: 0 auto;
}

#cols {
width: 800px;
margin: 0 auto;
}

#leftcol {
width: 200px;
height: 500px;
float: left;
}

#centercol {
width: 400px;
height: 500px;
float: left;
}

#rightcol {
width: 200px;
height: 500px;
float: left;
}

#footer {
width: 800px;
height: 50px;
margin: 0 auto;
clear: both;
}

Something like that would do the trick, might need some editing as it was just off the top of my head!

[messyhead]

You could also try looking at these templates to find the layout you need, I think template 53 is something like what you want.

[cono1717]

There are a few ways you can help your SEO and your general useage of the website.

Use the code above

 <a href....

But before the first ">" place

target="_blank" rel="nofollow"

do that for external links so that a) it opens in a new window and b) search engines don't follow the link when browsing your page, to other pages.

[MegamanEXE]

The only mistake you made was you didn't put the "http://" that's all. When it asks you to browse, ignore it. That's what I thought too.