Browsing the Net means moving from one web page to another. You move to another page by clicking on a "link".

How do you know when a word is a link?

It is underlined and Your mouse's cursor which is usually an arrow turns into a hand , when held over a link.

Pictures also called images or graphics are often used as links, and you will see your cursor change into a hand when you hold it over an image that is linked to another page.

You just successfully clicked on a link and ended up on this page.
Now move your cursor over the little pink circle.

See how the cursor changes into a hand, which means that if you click on this image, which is also a link you will go to another web page.

This means that links can be both underlined text as well as graphics.

All sections on the left and top bars on this page are graphic links and they'll transport you to different pages when clicked.

Often image links will have a little message pop up detailing what you can expect to see if you click on the link. These messages are called "ALT Tags".

Place your mouse over each of the coloured bullets to see the different messages.