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| Thread ID: 46102 | 2004-06-13 12:38:00 | 'Here' leading to site. | pulling hair out (4493) | Press F1 |
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| 244192 | 2004-06-13 12:38:00 | Have been meaning to ask this for ages, but kept putting it off, but now curiosity has got the best of me. In some replies, and esp in the FAQ's, I keep seeing "Here" underlined and in Blue, which leads you to a site on the net. How do you do that? Can you do it in Emails or in word docs? Marg. |
pulling hair out (4493) | ||
| 244193 | 2004-06-13 12:53:00 | To code it in html it is something like this: Here (http://www.whateveryourlinkis.com) However from a WYSIWYG application you'll want to insert a hyperlink, put your link into the URL field, and put "Here" in the text displayed field. Each application is a little different so just a bit of common sense applies... It should be noted however that it is bad habit to make links that say "click here" For example: Good: In the news today, Rodney Hide has been made leader of ACT (stuff.co.nz), possums all over the country rejoice! Bad: In the news today, Rodney Hide has been made leader of ACT! Click Here! (stuff.co.nz) |
whetu (237) | ||
| 244194 | 2004-06-13 12:59:00 | When you reply to a post the text box you write in has four links to user features across the top. Click the Formatting Options (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) to bring up a box with How To's on various features like linking, bold text, etc. It is a good idea when using some of the options (like pre) to manualy insert carriage returns at the end of each line becuse sometimes they don't word wrap to the box size, instead making the width of the new post wider than the browser window. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 244195 | 2004-06-13 13:53:00 | Thanks Whetu and Murray. Tried pressing the options above the reply box just now and accidently ended up quoting the origional post which in turn kicked out the stuff I had written. Damn!! Marg. |
pulling hair out (4493) | ||
| 244196 | 2004-06-13 16:47:00 | > Can you do it in Emails or in word docs? Yes. In email how to do it depends on what you use - for example in Netscape I highlight the word, then click on the Link button and enter the url |
Greg S (201) | ||
| 244197 | 2004-06-13 22:54:00 | > Tried pressing the options above the reply box just > now and accidently ended up quoting the origional > post which in turn kicked out the stuff I had > written. Damn!! If that (or similar hiccups) happen again Marg, just click on the back button of your browser (just above "Press F1" at the top left of your screen) and that will take you back to your orignal screen, complete with your "lost" text. You can go back through several cycles like that, and I sometimes use it to go back and check the original post then cycle forward again to my open reply window. If you are composing a very long post , or you might need to go away and complete it later, compose your message in notepad then cut and paste into the PF1 window. This can also save you staying on line too long, or protect your message if you have to go off line to let somebody call out. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 244198 | 2004-06-14 03:27:00 | And of course, sometimes clicking on the click here doesn't get you to the intended site. :D Even the people who post here make mistakes sometimes. :O If you don't get the syntax right, or leave the "http://" out, the link won't work. Always use the [Preview] button and test the link before posting. I always do that. Except when I forget. My links always work when I test them. They don't always when I don't. ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
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