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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 12/27/2008 : 04:13:28
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  How to make hyperlinked text, insert a URL-link
Example 1 (starting from scratch):
How to hyperlink a word:
Start with finding the hyperlink-icon next to the other Format text icons. The forum tag hyperlink is the Globe-looking hyperlink icon
This causes the url formatting tag to be inserted in your text where the cursor is located. It looks like this:
[url][/url]
After that you need to manually add these characters: ="" to that tag
[url=""][/url]
Next you insert the link (in blue) between the quote-signs and the text (in red) between the start- and end- url-tag: [url="http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html"]Awesome website[/url]
The result: Awesome website
Example 2 (formatting a link into an already written paragraph):
Just as when you edit a written text in standard word-processors to change formatting to bold, or italics, you can likewise create a hyperlink.
Simply select the word or words you want to make into a hyperlink. "A cool website to -->view the taxonomy<--- of almost any living animal."
Then click on the hyperlink icon
The text editor will insert the URL-formatting tags at the appropriate places: "A cool website to [url]view the taxonomy[/url] of almost any living animal."
Just as in the first example, add the characters: ="" (one equal-char and two quote-chars) in the first tag: "A cool website to [url=""]view the taxonomy[/url] of almost any living animal."
Then what is left is to copy-and-paste the URL-link in between the two quotation marks. Either by standard copy-and-paste command, but most browsers also support drag-and-drop.
"A cool website to [url="http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html"]view the taxonomy[/url] of almost any living animal."
End result: "A cool website to view the taxonomy of almost any living animal."
There you are! Now, go hyperlinking your stuff! Remember, double-check in the post that your link is working, like using the Preview-button.
If the link gets broken, check the link for non-standard chars like ( ) [ ] # $ & and similar. To fix such links, use This HOWTO...
Edited to make OP topic sticky.
Kil
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Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 12/22/2009 07:58:43
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 12/27/2008 : 06:09:42 [Permalink]
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Thanks, Doc! Mile-long links screwing up the page format are high up among my pet peeves. Usually, I drop out of that thread until (if) it goes to a clean page.
I suggest that we all bookmark this'n to help out the newbies.
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Tim
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USA
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Posted - 12/27/2008 : 08:02:54 [Permalink]
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Thank you very much. I've bookmarked the page. No more mile long links coming from me. |
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ThorGoLucky
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sailingsoul
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Posted - 12/21/2009 : 22:51:05 [Permalink]
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I've tried in the past but with no success. Now I know. Thanks Dr Mabuse and Thor'. SS |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 12/22/2009 : 04:58:57 [Permalink]
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Thanks much, Dr. Mabuse and ThorGoLucky! |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 12/22/2009 : 07:33:07 [Permalink]
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All of this is taken care of in:
HOWTO: Fix broken links due to exotic characters.
Edited: Fixed the OP to include link to the "exotic characters"-HOWTO. |
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Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 12/22/2009 08:01:00 |
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