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Sep 27.2012

I have tried to create on page anchors so that visitors can move up and down the page without scrolling.
I wanted the anchor to be where the nav bar is and have used the following html code for the anchor point;

<div id=”menu” style=”position: relative”><a id=”up”></a>

The code doesn’t work and it displays id=”up” on the screen. How do I get the code to work?

I tried using name=”up” which worked but the compiler or whatever it is now stated that name is obsolete.
I assume that name doesn’t work in all browsers.

What code do i need to use to get the anchor to work?

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@netsentrySep 27.2012 — I have tried to create on page anchors so that visitors can move up and down the page without scrolling.

I wanted the anchor to be where the nav bar is and have used the following html code for the anchor point;

<div id="menu" style="position: relative"><a id="up"></a>

The code doesn't work and it displays id="up" on the screen. How do I get the code to work?

I tried using name="up" which worked but the compiler or whatever it is now stated that name is obsolete.

I assume that name doesn't work in all browsers.

What code do i need to use to get the anchor to work?[/QUOTE]
As long as there is a closing </div> tag, there is nothing really wrong with that code. You might have a broken tag in surrounding code. Can you post some of that?

Thanks
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@tony_webbauthorSep 27.2012 — As long as there is a closing </div> tag, there is nothing really wrong with that code. You might have a broken tag in surrounding code. Can you post some of that?[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the quick reply. A code example is below;

The top of the division is like this:

<div id="hard" style="padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 20px; background-color: #fffff0">

<hr/>

<div id="main-back" style="background-color:#fffff0; text-align:left; margin-left: relative; width: 1000px;" >

<div id="main-box" ><a>id="study_1"</a>

<h3>What do Christians believe about God?</h3>

<Div id="texted-1" >

<!----- text printed here using <p> and </p> /////>

The bottom of the div looks like this;

<p><b>Please note</b> that all downloadable files are in .pdf format. You will need Adobe acrobat or a file converter to read them. You can download adobe acrobat <a href="http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/">here</a> here. It is a free download.</p>

<form><input type="button" value="Download Now" onClick="window.location.href='/test/what-do-christians-believe-about-God.pdf'"></form>

<p></p>

<a href="#up">Back to the top</a>

</div>

</div>


If you want to see more of the code you can see it here and click on source

It's my first site! I initially had all the css code and html on one page and working! but I am now breaking it down into 2 separate files. Some code seems to repeat itself so I guess once this problem is sorted my next job is get rid of the rubbish!

Thanks for your help.
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@netsentrySep 27.2012 — Thanks for the quick reply. A code example is below;

The top of the division is like this:

<div id="hard" style="padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 20px; background-color: #fffff0">

<hr/>

<div id="main-back" style="background-color:#fffff0; text-align:left; margin-left: relative; width: 1000px;" >

<div id="main-box" ><a>id="study_1"</a>

<h3>What do Christians believe about God?</h3>

<Div id="texted-1" >

<!----- text printed here using <p> and </p> /////>

The bottom of the div looks like this;

<p><b>Please note</b> that all downloadable files are in .pdf format. You will need Adobe acrobat or a file converter to read them. You can download adobe acrobat <a href="http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/">here</a> here. It is a free download.</p>

<form><input type="button" value="Download Now" onClick="window.location.href='/test/what-do-christians-believe-about-God.pdf'"></form>

<p></p>

<a href="#up">Back to the top</a>

</div>

</div>


If you want to see more of the code you can see it here and click on source

It's my first site! I initially had all the css code and html on one page and working! but I am now breaking it down into 2 separate files. Some code seems to repeat itself so I guess once this problem is sorted my next job is get rid of the rubbish!

Thanks for your help.[/QUOTE]

Instead of <a>id="study_1"</a> ... try

<a id="study_1"></a>

The id is a property of the anchor tag <a>. Anything typed between the <a> and </a> will show up as text. Good luck with your site!
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@netsentrySep 27.2012 — Instead of <a>id="study_1"</a>, do <a id="study_1"></a>

'id' is a property of the anchor tag <a>.


Good luck with your site ?
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@tony_webbauthorSep 28.2012 — Thanks for your reply which was a great help.

I also received this link with your reply. I don't know if you send it or if it's automatically sent with replies.

I would like to read the link but I get a 4004 error message. The link is

Best Practices for Developing a Web Site

http://www.devx.com/ebook/Article/37584

Checklists, tips and strategies. Download Now. Simple Registration Required.

tony webb
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@netsentrySep 28.2012 — Hmm not sure what that is about, Tony...I do not see it on this end.
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