Prev   Next   Top

Step 2: Create Internet shortcuts

There are many methods for creating Internet shortcuts (See the Create Internet Shortcuts section) but only one of them will be described here. You are viewing a web page and you want to import pages referenced by some of its hyperlinks. To create the related Internet shortcut into your computer using the Drag-Drop method, it is recommended that a small instance of the file navigator set to the topic root directory (ex. BigFeet) be opened near the Web browser as it is illustrated below:

File navigator (ex. Windows Explorer) put beside the Web browser

To create one Internet shortcut into the topic root directory, you drag a hyperlink from the Web browser into the file navigator as follows:

  1. Put the cursor over the hyperlink of the viewed web page until the cursor changes shape meaning that it is sensing a hyperlink (usually a hand shape).
  2. Press the main (usually left) mouse button and keep it that way
  3. Move the cursor toward your local file navigator (ex. Windows Explorer); the cursor changes shape (usually as a "drop NO" sign) while still on the web page
  4. Drag the symbol until you reach the target area of your destination directory (your just-created topic root); the cursor shape should change to a "drop OK" shape)
  5. Release the mouse button; a new file is created there, it is an Internet shortcut file.

The above explanation is somewhat long but it takes only one second to do. You repeat these 5 steps for each shortcut you need. For example, from the "Products" page, drag-drop the HTMLslicer and WebGrabber hyperlinks.

The resulting shortcut name comes from the hyperlink text of your viewed web page. In the illustrated example above, it is "Products". You might encounter a case where the same name is used for different hyperlinks, for example the various hyperlink text "click here" might reference different target web pages. Under such circumstances, rename the previous hyperlink to avoid name conflicts. The name is not important, you can just add a unique number and replace the name by a letter: "click here1", "click here2" etc., or "1", "2" etc. What is important is the content of that shortcut file. On a Windows system, when the cursor lingers above the shortcut file icon, its ToolTip will display the associated web page URL as illustrated below:


ToolTip display for an Internet shortcut file

 


Prev   Next   Top