Richard Brown Posted September 1, 2014 at 05:34 PM Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 at 05:34 PM How do we insert a hot link that viewers can click on rather than posting the complete URL to the link? I'm referring to posts by members that say something like "We addressed that topic here", with the word "here" being a hot link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 1, 2014 at 05:36 PM Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 at 05:36 PM Highlight the word "here" in your text, then select the button above that looks like a chain link. It will prompt you for the URL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted September 3, 2014 at 05:47 AM Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 at 05:47 AM Ooo. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 6, 2014 at 04:00 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 at 04:00 PM Highlight the word "here" in your text, then select the button above that looks like a chain link. It will prompt you for the URL. Okay, then what? How, exactly, do you insert the URL? I insert what I have previously highlighted for this purpose, but after I insert it and click "enter" I now have a link, but it turns out to be a link to the Community Index page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted September 6, 2014 at 04:23 PM Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 at 04:23 PM Okay, then what? Go to the page (or post) that you want to link to. If it's a web page, copy the URL from the window at the top of the browser (highlight the URL and right-click). If it's a post on this forum, right-click on the post number (e.g. "#3") and then select "Copy link address". Then select ("highlight") the text in your reply that you want to serve as a link. Then click on the "Link" icon and "paste" the previously copied URL (right-click and select "Paste as plain text"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 7, 2014 at 10:44 AM Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 10:44 AM Go to the page (or post) that you want to link to. If it's a web page, copy the URL from the window at the top of the browser (highlight the URL and right-click). If it's a post on this forum, right-click on the post number (e.g. "#3") and then select "Copy link address". Then select ("highlight") the text in your reply that you want to serve as a link. Then click on the "Link" icon and "paste" the previously copied URL (right-click and select "Paste as plain text"). Thanks for this, but I'm a hopeless case. I still can't seem to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted September 7, 2014 at 11:46 AM Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 11:46 AM Thanks for this, but I'm a hopeless case. I still can't seem to make it work. Perhaps an example will help. 1. I want to make the word "example" a link to post #6 so I first "select" (highlight) the word. 2. I then "right-click" on "#6" (or the little "wishbone" icon to the right of the number) and select "Copy link address" from the drop-down menu. 3. I then click on the "Link" icon (in the second row of icons just above the text-entry box), then "right-click" and select "Paste as plain text" from the drop-down menu. This will enter the previously copied URL (post #6), Click on "OK". 4. The highlighted text will now serve as a link to the post. If you wanted to instead link to a web page you would go to that page and copy its URL (again using "right-click") that's found at the top of the browser. Alternatively, you can reverse the first two steps if that sequence seems more natural. Note that by "copying" the URL you're putting it into the "clipboard". When you "copy" something new it will replace the existing contents of the clipboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 7, 2014 at 12:01 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 12:01 PM I'm not getting the same drop-down menus. Are you using Firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted September 7, 2014 at 01:08 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 01:08 PM I'm not getting the same drop-down menus. Are you using Firefox? Sorry, I should have noted that I'm using Chrome with Windows XP. I'll try it with Firefox and report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 7, 2014 at 01:15 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 01:15 PM Sorry, I should have noted that I'm using Chrome with Windows XP. I'll try it with Firefox and report back. Okay, but don't underestimate the level of my incompetence. I think I'll go see if there are any more fish left in the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted September 7, 2014 at 01:20 PM Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 01:20 PM I'm now using Firefox. The same procedure works (though the Firefox drop-down says "Copy Link Location" vs. Chrome's "Copy link address"). Note: By "right-click" I mean using the right mouse button (sorry if I'm stating the obvious). By the way, the right mouse button is a handy (and often overlooked) asset in many situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 7, 2014 at 03:53 PM Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 at 03:53 PM Perhaps an example will help. 1. I want to make the word "example" a link to post #6 so I first "select" (highlight) the word. 2. I then "right-click" on "#6" (or the little "wishbone" icon to the right of the number) and select "Copy link address" from the drop-down menu. Using Firefox, when I right-click on the "wishbone icon", I don't get an option to "copy link address" on the drop down menu, but I do get an option to "copy link location". Same thing? Edited to add: Never mind. I see where you cleared that up in post number 11. Thanks for all the help for those of us who aren't so computer savvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 8, 2014 at 11:04 AM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 11:04 AM Okay, suppose I want to link to FAQ #5 in this post. This is what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted September 8, 2014 at 11:52 AM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 11:52 AM Dan, how about if you forget about using the icons altogether; instead, go to the webpage where FAQ#5 is, copy the web address from your browser, and insert that instead? Will that make a difference, I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted September 8, 2014 at 11:53 AM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 11:53 AM I did it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 8, 2014 at 12:22 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 12:22 PM Dan, how about if you forget about using the icons altogether; instead, go to the webpage where FAQ#5 is, copy the web address from your browser, and insert that instead? Will that make a difference, I wonder? Sure, that's the way I have been doing it. I had hoped I might be able to do it in the more sophisticated fashion, but I despair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted September 8, 2014 at 12:41 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 12:41 PM Oh, nevermind then! The other way is still just a copy and paste operation, just copying from a different place on the page. To some, copy & paste in and of itself is pretty sophisticated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted September 8, 2014 at 01:56 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 01:56 PM Okay, suppose I want to link to FAQ #5 in this post. This is what happens. Well, you somehow managed to paste the URL of the forum's home page (http://robertsrules.forumflash.com/index.php?). Which means that's what was in your "clipboard". Which means you didn't copy the URL of FAQ #5 (or else it would have replaced what was in the clipboard). If you go to the FAQs page and click on the link to FAQ #5, the URL in the window at the top of the browser will be http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#5 That's what you want to copy into the clipboard (and then paste into the appropriate field in the Link box). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 8, 2014 at 02:30 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 at 02:30 PM Okay, now I'll link to FAQ #5 this way. And it looks like it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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