I  just click on the Page box [ beside the printer, top right-hand side], and in the drop-down box click on "Send link by E-mail".

When the E-mail box appears with it, select and Copy the Link .  Delete the E-mail box, then paste the Link in the reply section.

[It is simpler than it sounds.]

 

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/p/edit/?commentID=44717785&topicID=44717710&page=1&type=userUpdateComment

Cheers,

Sheba. 

 

-- Edited by Sheba on Tuesday 30th of August 2011 08:12:26 PM

Are you using Internet Explorer ?      On the toolbar that has "Home", & "Read Mail ", next is "Print."     After that is " Page"' which, when you click on it, has a Drop-down Box headed " New Window."  That's the one.

Then again, you probably use Windows 7.  If so, that won't be any use.    Sorry.

Cheers,

Sheba.

One way that may not be the simplest but works for me, is to type or copy in the link in the post, then submit. If the link can't be clicked on to open in the new post (for some reason sometimes it can), then edit the post, put your cursor behind the last bit of the link, hit your space bar and move it one space and it will turn blue/purple, then submit again and the link will be ok to click on.

I found this the easiest method:

Try placing     [ u r l ]   at the start of the link &   [ / u r l ]     at the end of the link but WITHOUT THE SPACES IN BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS.  And thats all you need to do

 

EXAMPLE:   [ u r l ]www.the link you want.com.au[ / u r l ]  

 

(I had to put spaces in otherwise it would have become a link & you wouldnt see the method).

 

The help section link below is handy for these things

http://www.activeboard.com/misc/howto.spark?aBID=51933

Hope this helps

Cheers

Jon

-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 12:29:42 PM

Smokeydk wrote:

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if its underlined you have made the link active

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 This is the problem....it is not showing as a link which is why I have been doing it in Word and then copying and pasting into here.

-- Edited by Boroma577 on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 06:43:24 PM

Leanne wrote:

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Step 1 - If you want to copy a link in the forum go to the page

Step 2 - in the top bar you will see http an example it will look like this

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/p/edit/?commentID=44721786&topicID=44717710&page=1&type=userUpdateComment

Step 3 - go to the end of the string of words and numbers and put your curser at the end

Step 4 - click once and it will highlight in a dark blue

Step 5 - press CTRL (lower right hand side of keyboard)and C - this will copy the link

Step 6 - find the place in your post ie. where in your document you want to post and press CTRL v - this will paste the link into your post.

Step 6 - the link is only active if it looks like the above link (ie.  it has to be underlined and will normally be a different colour)

Step 7 - if it doesn't look like the above do the following:

7a)  post the reply

7b)  Go to edit and once in the editing post it for some reason changes the link

7c)  once you can see that the hyperlink now is underlined you are ready to re-post.

Hope this helps try it out.  Curious to see if it works for you.

cheers

Leanne

 

 

-- Edited by Leanne on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 01:24:48 AM

-- Edited by Leanne on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 01:34:23 AM

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 http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/forum.spark#lastPostAnchor

testing your theory Leanne.

 

EDIT:.....nope, does not work.  Think by the look of this it is still the easiest way by copying and pasting from Word as I have been doing.

-- Edited by Boroma577 on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 05:05:45 PM

Nope, the url address is not underlined so doesn't work

Yes I do it all the time for copy and paste.
I thought if you did it with the address in the url it was supposed to make a link.

Boroma577 wrote:

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Hylda&Jon wrote:

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I found this the easiest method:

Try placing     [ u r l ]   at the start of the link &   [ / u r l ]     at the end of the link but WITHOUT THE SPACES IN BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS.  

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 Is this to be found anywhere or is it typed on each occasion Jon??

 

 

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I type it each time, just a matter of remembering it.

Unless someone shows me a one button or mouse click way of creating a hyperlink  I'll stick to this method.

Cheers

Jon

Boy, am I glad I stuck with XP, Outlook Express [E-mails], and Internet Explorer.

All this other stuff just confuses me.

Cheers,

Sheba.

I will try yours too FF, and the others, all worth a try.

Now.......where have you been and did you get a leave pass????? 

Vic wrote:

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I will try yours too FF, and the others, all worth a try.

Now.......where have you been and did you get a leave pass????? 

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 No worries mate, let me know if you don't understand my waffle and I will try to re explain.

Work mate, they keep burning things down so we have to keep putting them out I guess.

Happywanderer wrote:

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How did you do that Vic?

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 Marg, if it had been mine originally, I would have posted it and then done an edit, then put my cursor behind the link and hit the space bar to move it along one space, then it highlights and then submit and bob's your uncle.

In the case of your post, I did "quote" (your post), and then did as above behind your link.

May not be the best way to do it but it works. 

Firefly wrote:

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Work mate, they keep burning things down so we have to keep putting them out I guess.

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 I will be ok with the explanation, but glad your back on deck, I was wondering where you were

Keep up the good work (fires)