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Title: FAQ: Renaming a link (ie making a long URL look short) Post by: Manny on May 15, 2008, 05:59:06 PM I don't remember how to do it, but I'm sure that soon someone will come along who does and they'll tell us all about it. ;D
I hope they do anyway... Title: How to create a link in your post Post by: somegirl on May 16, 2008, 05:54:26 AM 1. In your post, highlight the text that you want to make into a hyperlink.
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/msincredible99/link1.jpg) 2. Click on the "Insert Hyperlink" button above. (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/msincredible99/link2.jpg) 3. You will now see a [ url ] tag before your text and a [ /url ] tag after your text (minus the spaces). (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/msincredible99/link3.jpg) 4. Inside the [ url ] tag, place an equal sign immediately after "url", then the address of the webpage you are linking to. The closing bracket "]" should come right after. (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/msincredible99/link4.jpg) 5. If you click on "Preview", you should now see your link and you can test it before posting. (http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/msincredible99/link5.jpg) Example: I visited the Ducati (http://www.ducati.com/) website yesterday. Title: Re: Renaming a link Post by: Manny on May 16, 2008, 07:51:15 AM you ARE incredible!
thanks. ;D Title: Re: FAQ: Renaming a link (ie making a long URL look short) Post by: somegirl on August 03, 2009, 07:29:16 PM Just an update...since the board overhaul, links are no longer automatically underlined, so they are hard to see.
I therefore now also highlight and change the color of the text that I am making a link so that it is easier to read. Without changing text: Example: I visited the Ducati (http://www.ducati.com/) website yesterday. Code: Example: I visited the [url=http://www.ducati.com/]Ducati[/url] website yesterday. With text changes: Example: I visited the Ducati (http://www.ducati.com/) website yesterday. Code: Example: I visited the [color=blue][u][url=http://www.ducati.com/]Ducati[/url][/u][/color] website yesterday. Title: Re: FAQ: Renaming a link (ie making a long URL look short) Post by: junior varsity on October 26, 2009, 01:56:07 PM I'd like to point out that, likewise, a person could use the IMG code to make the picture the "text" of the hyperlink, so it could be clicked and direct a person to such a place. Example below:
[ u r l = www.linktomonsterinformation.com (http://)] [ i m g ] picture of monster file link [ / i m g ] [/ u r l ] In action: (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/Themes/default/images/dmf_logo_header.jpg) (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org) vs. Inaction: (http://www.cyclecat.com/logo_cyclecat.png) Title: Re: FAQ: Renaming a link (ie making a long URL look short) Post by: herm on October 26, 2009, 02:42:02 PM ato memphis... [clap] [clap]
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