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     Anchors can also be used to move a reader to a particular section in a document (either the same or a different document) rather than just going to the top, which is the default. This type of anchor is commonly called a named anchor because to create the link, you insert HTML names within the document.

Creating a document as one long file can make printing and downloading easier but it can be time consuming to move through when all you want is a specific part of the document. In this way you can create a table of contents or index for the page. To create a index use this tag were you want the index to go:

<A HREF="#cre">Put your click here</A>

Then the part of the document you wish to link to you would put:

<A NAME="cre">Creating</A>

"cre" is the name for Creating so when you click on the link in the index, the line that has Creating will jump to the top of the window.

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