### 28.1 Understanding sources of links

DITA2Go creates HTML links from the following items in DITA:

Cross references: | Cross references are converted to links to cross-reference sources.
Hypertext internal links: | Hypertext links are activated in HTML.
Hypertext external links: | Links to external files are activated in HTML; see §28.7 Linking to external destinations.
Paragraph formats: | Links connecting a hierarchy of headings can form a “breadcrumb trail”; see §29.2 Generating trails of links.

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Sibling Topics:

28.2 Specifying link appearance

28.3 Specifying link destination

28.4 Creating jumps to particular windows for HTML

28.5 Converting DITA cross-reference links to HTML

28.6 Linking to other files and other DITA2Go projects

28.7 Linking to external destinations