hyperlink?

[Hightower]

When posting links, how do I shorten a long address to say a clickable "here"

I can't find anything on RIBnet about this, I did however manage to do it in Word and tried to copy and paste it. That didn't work either.

[Nos4r2]

like this.

<url=http://www.google.co.uk>Google</url>

Replace the <>'s with []'s.

[Hightower]

[url=http://www.google.co.uk[Google]/url]

No that dosn't work!

I just want to replace the address that you would normally have when copy/pasting with a given clickable word.

ie: from this - http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?p=193298#post193298

To this - Here

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Hightower

[url=http://www.google.co.uk[Google]/url]

Lol 'other way around.

Google

Quote that and you'll see it.

[Hightower]

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/p...php3]here[

What you meen? "Other way round"

I've tried it every way round

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Hightower

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/p...php3[here]

[url=http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk>Boatsandoutboards</url]

Replace < with [ and > with ]

All youve done wrong in the 1st one is get the centre [ and ] the wrong way round.

[Hightower]

If I click a link and copy it.

Then I paste it in the forum.

I end up with this: http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/php/welcome.php3

Are you telling me that I have to add this code stuff manually to either end of the address to shorten it?

Can't this be done automaticly?

[Nos4r2]

don't know-I've always done it manually.

[Hightower]

smelly socks

Waheyyy Done it!

Now that was hard work!

[Andy Moore]

I do it by clicking on the Insert Link icon when typing up your message. Its the one that looks like a little world with an chain link on it.