By Eddy R.
9-21-99

One of the most difficult tasks in Web Building is "Link Checking". The reason why this task is difficult is because a web site may contain thousands of links, therefore making it almost impossible to check their status. Fortunately though, FrontPage 98 makes it easy for Web Builders to check the status of a link.

Hyperlink Status

The Hyperlink Status command, is a neat FP 98 feature that makes checking the status of a link (or a thousand links) a breeze!

This command, presents you with a list of all the links in your site and their status. This list includes both internal and external hyperlinks and indicates, graphically, whether the links are broken or not.

To use the Hyperlink Status command, simply click on the Hyperlink Status button at the left-side of the FrontPage Explorer window (see it here). Once all links have been listed, click on any link or highlight a group of links, click the right mouse button once and select the Verify (see it here) option to verify their status.

Once the link is verified, you'll either get a green colored icon or a red one. The green means that the link is good and the red one means that the link is broken. The yellow icon means that the status of the link is unknown (see it here).

Note that once the links have been verified, you should upload any changes that have taken place (such as a page that contains a link that has been updated).