WHAT ARE HOT LINKS AND HOW DO I USE THEM?
A hot link is a special kind of text that links to other documents. Hot links are used to provide instant information about words, terms or concepts that might be unfamiliar or that you might like to learn more about in the context of what you are reading. Also called hypertext, most hot links are highlighted in blue and underlined. Using Hot Links Roll your cursor over the highlighted word, Hot Link. Notice that the pointer bar turns into a little hand. This tells you that the link is “hot” or active and ready to be clicked. Now click on the link to return to where you hot-linked from. Now that you’ve returned, notice that the blue hot link has turned dull purple. This simply reminds you that you’ve visited the link before. It comes in handy for documents containing many hot links. You can use any hot link as many times as you wish. 4.
