About document locations and paths Understanding the file path between the document you’re linking from and the document you’re linking to is essential to creating links.

Each web page has a unique address, called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). (For more information on URLs, see the World Wide Web Consortium page on naming and addressing.) However, when you create a local link (a link from one document to another on the same site), you generally don’t specify the entire URL of the document you’re linking to; instead, you specify a relative path from the current document or from the site’s root folder.

The three types of link paths are as follows:

Note: It is best to use the type of linking you prefer and are most comfortable with either site or document relative. Browsing to links, as opposed to typing in the paths, ensures that you always enter the right path.

You must use an absolute path to link to a document on another server. While you can also use absolute-path links for local links (to documents in the same site), that approach is discouraged—if you move the site to another domain, all of your local absolute-path links will break. Using relative paths for local links also provides greater flexibility if you need to move files within your site.

Note: When inserting images (not links): if you use an absolute path to an image that resides on a remote server and is not available on the local hard drive, you will not be able to view the image in your document window. Instead, you must preview the document in a browser to see it. If possible, use document or site root-relative paths for images. For more information, see Inserting an image.

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