Links open another place — Computing, 4–6
A link is a marked word or picture that can take you to another page or part of a page. It is like a path between pieces of information.
A link is a digital path
Some words, buttons, or pictures are special: selecting them opens a different place. That place might be another page, a larger picture, or a lower part of the same page. A link connects the place you are in with somewhere else.
Why links?
Information often belongs together but would be too crowded on one page. Links solve this problem by letting you keep a short page and choose what to open next. The idea grew from the need to connect notes and documents so people could follow useful paths instead of reading everything in one long line.
Follow a link to an animal
You are on a page about farms and see the marked words “farm animals”. First, select those words. Next, a page with animal pictures opens. Finally, use the back arrow if you want to return to the farm page. The link chose the destination; it did not copy the words into the old page.
A link is not just decoration
You may think a coloured or underlined word is only there to look different, especially when a picture does nothing. That is reasonable because pages use colour for decoration too. Check what happens when you select it, and use the back arrow if it takes you somewhere unexpected.
Links make exploring possible
In a digital story, a link can open a sound, a map, or the next page. In a museum guide, it can lead from a dinosaur name to its picture. On a family tablet, choose links carefully: a new place may be useful, or it may not be meant for you.
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