Adding Absolute Links to the index.html Page

1. Login to your account on the WebCity server (webcity.arc.losrios.cc.ca.us). If you've forgotten the procedure, follow the directions on the "Procedure for Logging into Your Account" handout.
   
   
2. Open your index.html file using the text processor pico:
   
        pico index.html
   
   
3. Drop down to the section entitled "My Favorite Interests and Hobbies Are". You've listed three or four interests and hobbies. Do some research on the web to find web sites related to your interest. Write down (or copy and paste) the URLs of these sites.
4. For each interest or hobby in the list, add one absolute link. Example, the list item:
   
        <LI>Reading
   
        could be turned into
   
        <LI><A href="http://www.amazon.com/">Reading</A>
   
   
5. To save your file PERIODICALLY in pico, use the Control key and the O key pressed simultaneously. Follow the directions. To save your file and EXIT the pico software, press the Control key and the X key simultaneously. Follow the directions.
   
   
6. To view your web page, open a browser and type in the following URL:
   
        http://webcity.arc.losrios.cc.ca.us/~login/
   
        or
   
        http://webcity/arc.losrios.cc.ca.us/~login/index.html (remember index.html is the default)