A quick tutorial on how to do links on an iPhone

[Jacksmania]

Have read this again a few times tonight.

"Am on iPhone, can't do links."

For all of you who've ever posted this, here you are:

Open a new web page on your phone (the little square-upon-a-square on the bottom of the screen).

On the new page, touch and hold the bar with the URL in it. The bar will change to show the entire URL. Touch it again. A new pop-up will show up that says "select" and "select all". Touch "select all". Then touch one of "copy, paste, define", which will pop up next. Touch "copy".

Go back to your MN page.
Type two left square brackets.
Touch the screen and hold for a second. A pop-up will show up. Select "paste". Space. Type whatever you want to call the link.
Type two right square brackets.

Preview to make sure you did it right.

Done.

See how rewarding it is?

AIBU?

[Tee2072]

Ha, I was just thinking this.

The only problem is they might be on the App when they say that.

[blonderthanred]

I have been wondering that for ages

[FunnyBird]

Am on the app. No reason it shouldn't work.
//www.mumsnet.co.uk

[Tee2072]

Oh, no I just meant that's probably not how you do it on the app, not that you couldn't.

[catinwitchyboots]

did it work

[catinwitchyboots]

Oooh

[ShotgunNotDoingThePans]

Excellent advice - came upon this myself by an extremely gradual process of osmosis. Think I only twigged the windows thing in the past couple of months. .

[ShotgunNotDoingThePans]

Here's me.
Oh, and dont forget if you want your own text to show you have to leave a space after the address, type in 'here's me' for eg, then so your closing square brackets.

[Hyperballad]

Ooooo thanks!

has this worked?!

[Hyperballad]

It has!

YADBU!!!!!
Because now I'll be linking everything all off the time!!!
aaaaaaaghhhh!!!!!

[trumpton]

I did it . I just blindly believed it wasn't possible . Hoorah a new skill has been gained .

So urvvr.

[ISeeDeadFairies]

How do you change the link titles? I can add the link but that's all I'm capable of!

[ISeeDeadFairies]

Ignore me. Apparently not capable of reading either !

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Thank you - needed that!!

[HauntedLittleLunatic]

And if you don't want to gaff with square brackets leave them out and check the convert links automatically box under the box you type in.

Incidently instructions are virtually identical for HTC/Android users. Only diffetence is how to get the new window (press menu. Select windows. Hit the plus button that comes up).

[CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz]

Ooooh, thank you. Tech thicky here who actually DIDN'T know how to do that. And it was irking me.

I am posting a reply so I can find this later. So I stop annoying myself by having to write that I can't post a link as I am on the App. Now I know how to.

[CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz]

And YANBU. YAactuallyBVVVR.

[CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz]

What my DD wants for Christmas

[CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz]

Haha! By Jove I've cracked it!!

[CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz]

[MardyBra]

I sometimes find its a problem if you've done a google search and THINK you've selected just one particular image but in fact it returns loads

Maybe less of a problem in the that link.

[blonderthanred]

Mardy that really is no problem at all. Please continue.

[MardyBra]

you just have to make sure you're not still on google in th address line

[MardyBra]

Oh dear. I killed it. Bumping because it's a useful thread.

[Fakebook]

I've been doing that since I got my iPhone.. I never understand why people can't use their phone properly. It's a smartphone...you should be smart enough to use it.