Absolute Links

Absolute Links are links used to link to pages outside your site.

Examples

Linking to the UMM home page

http://www.morris.umn.edu/

Linking to the UMM directories page, from a site located on www.morris.umn.edu

/directories/

Relative Links should be used when linking to other pages within your site.

Linking to a staff biography page in the same directory

staff.html

Linking to an image located inside an "images" folder in the same directory

images/picture.jpg

Linking to your home page that is one directory up from the current page

../index.html