Html.ActionLink("Link Text", "ActionName", "ControllerName", new { Area = "AreaName" }, new{})

Html.ActionLink("home", "Index", new { area = "", controller = "Home" })

@if (Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
    <text>
    Hello, @Html.ActionLink(User.Identity.Name, "Manage", "Account", new { area = "" }, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "username", title = "Manage" })!
    @using (Html.BeginForm("LogOff", "Account", new { area = "" }, FormMethod.Post, new { id = "logoutForm" }))
 {
        @Html.AntiForgeryToken()
        <a href="javascript:document.getElementById('logoutForm').submit()">Log off</a>
 }
    </text>
}
else
{
    <ul>
        <li>@Html.ActionLink("Register", "Register", "Account", new { area = "" }, htmlAttributes: new { id = "registerLink" })</li>
        <li>@Html.ActionLink("Log in", "Login", "Account", new { area = "" }, htmlAttributes: new { id = "loginLink" })</li>
    </ul>
}

Html.ActionLink("Text", "ActionName", "ControllerName", new { Area = "AreaName" }, null)

@{ var awesomeArea = new { area = "Awesome" }; }

@Html.Action("Something", "Somewhere", awesomeArea)
@Html.ActionLink("Stuff", "FooBar", awesomeArea)