Step by Step Directions

• Review the Concept of HyperQuests
• Open AppleWorks Word Processor
• Copy the HyperQuest Template
• Paste the Template into AppleWorks
• Decide on a Topic for your HyperQuest
• Use any of the following search engines to locate information on your HyperQuest topic
  • KidsClick
  • Ask Jeeves for Kids
  • Yahooligans
  • EduHound
• Bookmark each page you wish to use as a link in your HyperQuest
• Substitute your information by typing in the Template, replacing any unneeded text
• Add your links to the Template
  • Go to your browser and then go to the page you wish to link to
  • Copy the URL
  • Go back to AppleWorks
  • If the links palette is not showing, choose Show Links Palette from the Window menu
  • Select/highlight the text you wish to link to a webpage
  • In the links palette, choose URL Links from the pop-up menu

    

  • Choose New URL Link from the palette's Links menu

    

  • The following dialog box appears with your highlighted text in the Name Box.

    

  • Place your cursor in the URL Box, and select Edit> Paste
  • The URL of your link appears
  • Click OK
  • Your text will now appear blue and underlined to indicate that it is a link
  • Repeat the process until all of your links are completed
• Finish writing your HyperQuest
• Save your Launch Page
• Place on the school server in a place you and your students can access it
• Congratulations! You have just completed your HyperQuest using an AppleWorks Launch Page!