How do I open a link into a new window?

HTML Interview Questions and Answers

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85. How do I open a link into a new window?

This feature is a byproduct of frames (In many opinions, the only good things frames did for web design). On any HTML page, you can just add target="_blank" to your link syntax. e.g. yoursite.com

Other Interview Questions

• What is HTML?
• What is a tag?
• What is the simplest HTML page?
• How do I create frames? What is a frameset?
• How can I include comments in HTML?
• What is a Hypertext link?
• How comfortable are you with writing HTML entirely by hand?
• What is everyone using to write HTML?
• What is a DOCTYPE? Which one do I use?
• Can I nest tables within tables?
• How do I align a table to the right (or left)?
• How can I use tables to structure forms?
• How do I center a table?
• How do I use forms?
• How can I check for errors?
• Do I have to memorize a bunch of tags?
• How do I make a form so it can be submitted by hitting ENTER?
• How do I set the focus to the first form field?
• How can I eliminate the extra space after a </form> tag?
• How can I use tables to structure forms?
• Can I have two or more actions in the same form?
• How can I use forms for pull-down navigation menus?
• How can I avoid using the whole URL?
• Can I use percentage values for <TD WIDTH=...>?
• Why doesn't <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> use the full browser width?
• Why is there extra space before or after my table?
• How do I create a link that sends me email?
• How can I have two sets of links with different colors?
• How can I show HTML examples without them being interpreted as part of my document?
• How do I get special characters in my HTML?
• Should I put quotes around attribute values?
• Posting Copy and Paste HTML
• HTML for Lists
• Are there any problems with using tables for layout?
• How do I eliminate the blue border around linked images?
• How do I eliminate the space around/between my images?
• How can I specify colors?
• How do I get form data emailed to me?
• Can I prevent a form from being submitted again?
• How can I allow file uploads to my web site?
• How can I require that fields be filled in, or filled in correctly?
• How do I change the title of a framed document?
• How do I link an image to something?
• Should I end my URLs with a slash?
• How do I specify a specific combination of frames instead of the default document?
• How do I link to a location in the middle of an HTML document?
• How do I create a link?
• How do I create a link that opens a new window?
• How do I let people download a file from my page?
• How do I create a button which acts like a link?
• How can I make a form with custom buttons?
• How do I specify page breaks in HTML?
• Which should I use, &entityname; or &#number; ?
• Is there a way to prevent getting framed?
• How do I remove the border around frames?
• Why aren't my frames the exact size I specified?
• How can I specify background images?
• How can I copy something from a webpage to my webpage?
• Is it possible to make the HTML source not viewable?
• Why doesn't my title show up when I click "check it out"?
• How do I make a thumbnail for my image(s)?
• What is the difference between the HTML form methods GET and POST?
• How do I rename all the files from .htm to .html after copying them from a PC to a UNIX machine?
• How do I put sounds for older versions of Internet Explorer?
• Can I use any HTML in the box?
• How to transferring user to new web page automatically?
• I'm trying to `include' a HTML document in another document...Is there a way to do this?
• How do I keep people from stealing my source code and/or images?
• The colors on my page look different when viewed on a Mac and a PC.
• How do you create tabs or indents in Web pages?
• My page looks good on one browser, but not on another.
• How do I make sure my framed documents are displayed inside their frameset?
• How do I update two frames at once?
• Can I have two or more Submit buttons in the same form?
• How do I make a link or form in one frame update another frame?
• When I try to upload my site, all my images are X's. How do I get them to load correctly?
• Is there a site that shows which tags work on which browsers?
• Why does the browser show my plain HTML source?
• How can I display an image on my page?
• Why do my links open new windows rather than update an existing frame?
• How do I get out of a frameset?
• How do I make a frame with a vertical scrollbar but without a horizontal scrollbar?
• Are there any problems with using frames?
• Do search engines dislike frames?
• How do I open a link into a new window?