Author Topic: Creating Hyper Links on Posts Here (Read 118 times)

poor_nigel · « **on:** April 25, 2011, 04:15:04 PM »

I did a minute amount of reading on hyper links, and tried out a couple of examples, but they do not work here. I looked in the FAQs but did not find anything, and did a search looking for posts on it, but found nothing. Would someone please list the correct format for posting an embedded link in text here. Thank you.

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2011, 04:55:05 PM »

At the bottom of the page, click on Help/Instructions, then click on Formatting. The section on hyperlinks is about 2/3's of the way down, here.

The basic thing is: `link{URL, text description}

I like to put mine in bold, so I add the code for that as well: `b{`link{url,description}}

Thus, Alembic's web site is `link{http://alembic.com/,Alembic's web site} and Alembic's web site is `b{`link{http://alembic.com/,Alembic's web site}}.

pauldo · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2011, 06:50:56 PM »

I always like the new 'window' format which uses newurl at the beginning - I tried to copy the whole string but cannot make it appear properly like Master Dave.

Anyhow when you click on the link it opens a new window so that if one chooses they can listen to a COOL JAM while still perusing the Alembic site!

artswork99 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2011, 06:55:21 PM »

I like using `newurl when going off site but `link while staying here. This way not too many browser windows opened which tend to be memory hogs.

David Houck · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2011, 07:35:04 PM »

`newurl{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQKJjXO1A8,COOL JAM}

poor_nigel · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2011, 10:48:46 PM »

Hey thanks guys. I am quite obtuse and never even noticed the neat stuff listed on the tabs at the bottom of page. That was much easier to do than I thought it would be, plus now when someone does a search on 'hyper,' it will bring up at least one hit and all the help they need on it. Thanks for the examples, Dave. That is usually all I need to start exploring stuff. I could learn to like this stuff. Where is the spell checker tab??? Naw, then it would be just too easy!

David Houck · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2011, 02:18:57 PM »

Your welcome Thomas!

lbpesq · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:31:50 PM »

OMG, all this time spent on this site and I never noticed this either! I always wondered how people posted [color=0000ff]in different colors[/color], in bold letters, and included those funny little guys.!!!!! Now I know the secret. This is soooo cool!

Bill, tgo