>what is the html code to open up a link in a new window? how would i then get rid of the control and navigatin bars in hat new window making it so that the web page is only shown in that new window with no navigation features?

You can call a javascript function which can include this:

function OpenNewWindow()
{
window.open("http://www.levelextreme.com","_blank","scrollbars=yes,
 width=1000,height=750,resizable=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no")
}