can someone please tell me once and for all in v v simple terms how to post links.

[wheelsonthebus]

every time i try, it's a disaster

hows this for simple

read.The.Instructions.

Hello wheels. Just paste the address into the message and put immediately before it and immediately after. That should do a link.

Copy and paste the web address from your browser, then add type he]] at the end and [[ at the beginning.

If you want it to show as one word for instance 'here', then leave a space after the address that you've pasted in and type here add the ]] at the end

ooops forget the typo of type he

1. Highlight the link from the website's address bar and press Ctrl+C to copy it.

2. Type Press Ctrl+V to paste the address you copied in step 1. 4. Put in one space (using the space bar) and then type any words you want to appear with your link. 5. Type

OK?

Oh dammit, that will teach me not to take a patronising tone without at least previewing the message...

LOL Fleacircus!

this page, would display

Look at this page

fIND THE PAGE YOU WANT TO LINK .
Right CLICK ON THE ADDRESS (sorry)
Click on COPY,
Then on MN bit do the then do crtl and V then what you want eg THIS the close

Find the page you want to link to.

Place cursor over the web address at the top. Right click your mouse to highlight it and a box pops up. Click on 'Copy'.

Go into mumsnet. Type:

right click your mouse again and select 'Paste'. The address you copied with appear. Type:

to finish off. If you want to say something about the link like, I dunno, 'look at this', leave a space, type: look at this]]

Preview to check it works.

Oh I buggered it up to

http://www.bbc.co.uk the BBC website
without the spaces after the or before the is
the BBC website

Rofl! So did I!

right - thanks - all primed; am going to experiment here in 2 secs

{{http://www.allcapecod.com/shoptillchristmas.cfm]]

failed - deary me

everything was right apart from you used {{ instead of [[, going to try again?

ok..but i did do the square brackets - they just came out like wiggles

here goes
www.allcapecod.com/shoptillchristmas.cfm

eureka - god i feel good. actually did something useful today. thanks v v much (how sad i sound