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poor_nigel
Intermediate Member
Username: poor_nigel

Post Number: 152
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:15 pm:   Edit Post

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.
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10155
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 4:55 pm:   Edit Post

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
Senior Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 607
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 6:50 pm:   Edit Post

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
Moderator
Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1480
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 6:55 pm:   Edit Post

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.
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10157
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 7:35 pm:   Edit Post

\newurl{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBQKJjXO1A8,COOL JAM}
poor_nigel
Intermediate Member
Username: poor_nigel

Post Number: 153
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 10:48 pm:   Edit Post

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!
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10159
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 2:18 pm:   Edit Post

Your welcome Thomas!
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4838
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 6:31 pm:   Edit Post

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

Bill, tgo

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