how to type a link to a website????

[shrub]

is there anyone out there that can give a step by step idiot guide to putting links into the posts. i'm embarrased to say i don't understand the instructions on mumsnet. i will use this thread as a practice - and anyone else if they need to

ok shrub - here goes

do Ctrl C on the address you want to link to.

Then type the following this

Where I've put 'CtrlV' - that's what you do to paste the address, you don't type CtrlV.

Where I've put 'this', you type whatever you want the link to 'say' instead of the word 'this'

HTH

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh - forgot it would do a link!!!

Ok - type this but with NO asterisks in

\linkCtrlV\this{}

lol WK

Ok, this isn't working - hang on one min!!!

spacey - help me out here - I'm obviously still a luddite!!!

LOL!

come on spacey - stop laughing and help - you are tech's wench after all!!

I will give it a go for you:

TYPE

\link

then type in the full web address of the site you want (or copy and paste it from the address bar - have it loaded on another window)
eg:

TYPE

http:\www.mumsnet.com

TYPE

\

TYPE any text to give a description of the site or a message to the reader - they only see this text and not the website address{}

eg

read this

TYPE

}

So a link to Mumsnet would be (without the return/newlink after \link):

\link
www.mumsnet.com\Read this on Mumsnet{}

or

Read this on Mumsnet

Gosh, I am so slow!!! LOL

1. Type "\link"

2. Type "" - note they are curly brackets 3. Type in the complete web address including the "http://" at the beginning 4. Type "\" followed by whatever you want your link text to be e.g. "\click here" 5. Type "{}"

if that's wrong i will eat my deputy tech hat

hula - slow but accurate - unlike me!!!

hula beat me to it!

spacey - get eating!!!! Only one curly bracket at end!!!

christ alive - me curly brackets disappeared

"}"

"{"

how queer!

LOL spacey - took me so long as I had to use preview about 4 times!!!

I think it is - but that sounds like a bad workman blaming tools so I'll shut up

did it to me too on my 3rd post

spacey - does that taste nice?

well, it's a bit chewy, but doesn't taste too bad with a bit of lea and perrins on it

nice!!