Link Open in a New Window

Years ago.. even up until about 2001, 2002, when you clicked on a link that went to a different website, it could be considered annoying to some to have a new window open. Because of slower processors, slower internet connections and small amounts of RAM in computers, clicking on an external link and opening a new window could have even crashed a computer.

Now days, with faster computers and Internet connections, it is considered "etiquette" to keep internal links in the same window and open external links in a new window. The exception being windows that pop up for more information when they are clicked on by the user to clarify a point.

To make a link open in a new window, add the target="_blank" in the HTML code of the link.

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