Hyperlink - how to please

Cruising Granny · Guru

RE: Hyperlink - how to please

Vic · Guru

Boroma577 wrote:
Vic wrote:

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."
Tried that already Vic and it does not work for me...yes works in Word but not here

I don't know then Pam why it doesn't work for you, I don't have any special programs like Firefly etc, just IE....can't help then I'm sorry.

CG, it should work the way I said in any of those, but I don't know why Pam is having trouble with hers.

Travel Bug · Guru

Vic wrote:

I don't know then Pam why it doesn't work for you, I don't have any special programs like Firefly etc, just IE....can't help then I'm sorry
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Which Pam is having probs?

Vic · Guru

Sorry Pam......I meant Boroma.......I must be losing (or have) the plot ! confuse disbelief

Firefly · Guru

Mate, I don't have a special programme. Its the correct way on this forum to insert a link.

When you hit reply, you have your text box where you write your reply.

That is where you paste the link you wish to use, or type it in if you wish.

Then highlight it.

Look up to the tool bar above where you are writing and you will see all your icons, like bold, etc.

The chain link is on the second line of icons.

Click the unbroken link and the box pops up from there.

Copy your highlighted link into that box and hit insert.

Vic wrote:

Boroma577 wrote:
Vic wrote:

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."
Tried that already Vic and it does not work for me...yes works in Word but not here
I don't know then Pam why it doesn't work for you, I don't have any special programs like Firefly etc, just IE....can't help then I'm sorry.
CG, it should work the way I said in any of those, but I don't know why Pam is having trouble with hers.

Firefly · Guru

I have screen printed a couple of instructions so you can see where I mean and how you highlight the link you wish to insert.

The chain link icon remains inactive until you highlight the link you want to insert, smile

Not the flashest eg but all I know.

Travel Bug · Guru

Vic wrote:

Sorry Pam......I meant Boroma.......I must be losing (or have) the plot ! confuse disbelief
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Hey mate...You're not in strife until you can't remember what the plot was... smile smile

Vic · Guru

Ok Pam......now where was I......

Thanks Fly for spelling that out, will give that a go.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

is this what you want Vic

Boroma577 · Guru

Vic wrote:
I don't know then Pam why it doesn't work for you, I don't have any special programs like Firefly etc, just IE....can't help then I'm sorry.
CG, it should work the way I said in any of those, but I don't know why Pam is having trouble with hers.

I don't run through IE which could be the problem....not sure what Pam is running

Boroma577 · Guru

Firefly wrote:
Look up to the tool bar above where you are writing and you will see all your icons, like bold, etc.
The chain link is on the second line of icons.
Click the unbroken link and the box pops up from there.
Copy your highlighted link into that box and hit insert.

Lets try this one...yippy, it worked, thanks FF

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/p/reply/?topicID=44717710&commentID=44749838&subAction=quote

Vic · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
is this what you want Vic

Thanks Wombie, I think someone has already posted that here too . smile

Firefly · Guru

smile smile

No worries Boroma, once you get used to it, it becomes second nature but it works every time. wink

Boroma577 · Guru

Firefly wrote:

No worries Boroma, once you get used to it, it becomes second nature but it works every time.

Yes, I agree FF...once you know how to do something it becomes a simple task.

Thank you again.

Sheba · Guru

Firefly wrote:
I copy the link you are after, paste it into the reply box, then highlight what you have pasted.
Look up to the tool bar and you will see two icons that look like a chain link, one broken, one not.
These two icons, once you have highlighted the URL link you pasted, will then become live.
Click on the UNBROKEN chain link.
It brings up a box, recopy and paste the deired link in there and hit the insert button.
You will then have an active link.
It does sound complicated, I thought it was, but do it a few times and its easy..

That's still very complicated compared to how I do it I think.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Firefly · Guru

To each their own I guess mate.

Boroma577 · Guru

The actual steps required to perform this are not many but the explanation certainly makes it look like a far more complicated process than it is Sheba.

-- Edited by Boroma577 on Friday 2nd of September 2011 07:38:45 PM

Sheba · Guru

Don't worry guys, I'm just not very 'puter literate. A lot of the jargon just confuses me more. eg, URL, etc.

As I said, I'm still on XP, using IE and Outlook Express. I think most of you are using a more updated system.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Sheba · Guru

I think I've got it !!!! A friend came in today and showed me how to do it.

Cheers,

Sheba.

gubby · Guru

Sheba wrote:
I think I've got it !!!! A friend came in today and showed me how to do it.
Cheers,
Sheba.

You are talking about hyperlinks, are you Sheba???? wink

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

gubby, you have a dirty mind biggrin biggrin

so do I biggrin biggrin

Sheba · Guru

Geeze, I forgot about gubby. Have to be more careful in future, won't I? But then if we all did that, he wouldn't have any fun, would he ?

Cheers,

Sheba.

Smokeydk · Guru

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/f127483/the-grey-nomads-general-forum/?page=1&sort=lastModified

Weird as I just Copy and Paste the link here and its underlined and active.....no selecting link icons etc......maybe cause I'm using Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9

Smokeydk · Guru

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/f127483/the-grey-nomads-general-forum/?page=1&sort=lastModified

Using Quick reply and the link is not active

Vic · Guru

That probably explains why sometimes mine are active and sometimes they're not Dave, not realising I was doing the same as you, so looks like we need to do the full reply and then it should be ok (i'm using the same as you). Thanks.....