How do I do better than cut and paste?

15 years ago

I REALLY need to learn how to use words rather than a url to copy and paste a web page in an email or in a forum. Can anyone tell me how to do this? It seems that everyone but me already knows this little trick!

TIA

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kudzu9
15 years ago
More info is needed. It's totally unclear what you want to accomplish. For example, email and forums are two completely different things and may well require different techniques for doing what it is you want to do.
genes
15 years ago
If you are talking about something like this then all you do at the bottom of the post you are going to make is copy the URL of the link you want to post and copy it in the "Optional Link URL" box....What ever word you want to use to click on, you type in the "Name of the link" box...hope thats what you were asking..of course this feature is not available on all forums either

Here is a link that might be useful: Here
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mike_kaiser_gw
15 years ago
You do need to clarify a bit as to what you are trying to accomplish. I think that you want to put a link in your sentence.

This forum and others let you use some HTML to accomplish that. You'll have research the a tag.

As for email, most programs have some kind of add a link button. Often it looks like a small piece of chain. You just highlight the words you want to use for your link, then click the button, and type (or paste) the link.

I should point out that HTML is VERY fussy and even the simplest typo will cause problems. As I was composing this message I forgot the space between a and href -- no link.
owbist
15 years ago
When using words as links in forums you need to know what is allowed and what is not. Here at Gardenweb they use HTML but many forums use what is called BB code.

HTML statments open and close with left and right chevrons as so

BB code uses these to open and close statements [ ]

Regarding emails it can be chancy unless you know the recipient has HTML enabled, many do not allow HTMl
homebound
15 years ago
Gee, I never noticed them before. For this site, gene is right. When you are writing a follow-up, look below the text window and you will see two other boxes. Fill them in before you "Preview Message".
sjerin
Original Author
15 years ago
Yes! When I was typing this last night I was tired, (and over 50,) so I couldn't think of the word "link." Duh. Luckily, Genes read my mind. I assumed the protocol is the same for the forums as it is for email, but I see I'm going to have to dig a little deeper. I have a newer mac, so I suppose that process will be a little different than it would for a pc.

Thank you all for the help. This old dog will still learn new tricks!
albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
15 years ago
And Firefox has a quick download Copy as HTML Link. Works quite well for these forums but -- as others have noted this will not work with BB code and e-mail is much more complicate.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
however there is also a firefox add on that will let you choose between html and bb code too.

CoLT 2.5.0

I always add both of them to my firefox makes it so much easier.

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