The following images show how items, menus, and articles can be modified by a non-technical Joomla administrator in Joomla 1.0. and 1.5. You will see these buttons and controls across Joomla.

Adding Content to your Joomla website is actually a 2-step process. You have to create the Content and a Menu link from the Menu Manager.  If you publish the post, but don't publish the Menu item, your website will not appear on your website. This post covers Adding Content. The JoomlaSimple tutorial on adding menu links is on the left

1. Highlight the word, phrase or image (after you insert the image) you would like be a link.
2. Use the icon to open the Link Manager Window. See details in graphic below.
   
   Joomla 1.0
   
   
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   Joomla 1.5
   
   
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External  Link

1. If you want to link to an extrernal link, open a 2nd browser window and browse to the page to which you would like to link.
2. Copy and paste the full path of that page address (starting with “http://”), go back to the Link Manager, and paste the link path into the field called “URL”

Email Link
Would you like a link to launch your client's email accout with your email address pre-populated? 

1. Add your email address ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to the "Address" box (Joomla 1.0) or in Joomla 1.5 click on the email icon on the right hand side and then add your email address in the "Address" box
2. You can skip the "title" unless you know exactly what you want to recommend the subject be. 

Internal Link

Joomla 1.0 

1. Would you like to link to an entire Section's worth of content? Choose link to: Section.
2. Would you like to link to a single page of content?  Choose link to: Article 
3. Click insert and you are done!

 Joomla 1.5

1. Once in the Link Manager, in the Link Browser Window you can choose to create an internal link to a specific menu or to a content item.  
2. By linking to a content item you will be able to linke to a specific single page of contents.
3. On the other hand, if you would like to tie the link to a whole section worth of content choose to link to a specific menu item.