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Post by Sanj » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:06 pm

[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]how do you do them fancy links?[/quote]

So how are these done (you asked but not hard)...


STEP 1:

Take your URL you wish to add, copy it, for example this one:

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=400



STEP 2

Then we want to type it as a link, for example:

This link shows how you attach pictures to the forum.


So you do this by:

Click on the grey URL button, which gives you this:





STEP 3

Insert the link you have copied between the two square brackets to give you this:

http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 8&t=400[b][/b]



STEP 4

Now, remove the square bracket on the first link and replace it with an equal sign:

[url]http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... f=28&t=400[/url]

becomes

[url=http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... f=28&t=400[/url]



STEP 5

Then add another square bracket at the end of the URL, like this:

.

becomes

[url=http]][/b]




STEP 6

Lastly add the text that represents the link, for example 'link' (remember your spacing):

[urll=http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... f=28&t=400]link[/url]



STEP 7

So...

This link shows how you attach pictures to the forum.

is done by:

This [urll=http://www.xdrivers.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... f=28&t=400]link[/url] shows how you attach pictures to the forum.

(Ignore the double 'l' on url at the beginning).
Last edited by Sanj on Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by dirtymonkey29 » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:34 pm

Yeah I get that bit but how do you make it say "link" or whatever else?

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Post by Sanj » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:35 pm

[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]Yeah I get that bit but how do you make it say "link" or whatever else?[/quote]


Steps 6 and 7
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Post by dirtymonkey29 » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:43 pm

Am I just being dumb? Where's step 6 and 7?

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Post by Sanj » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:44 pm

[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]Am I just being dumb? Where's step 6 and 7?[/quote]

Refresh!

I did edit a few times, sorry.
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Post by dirtymonkey29 » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:49 pm

For some reason it's not displaying in tapatalk. If its a long post it usually says "more" at the bottom. If I quote your post I see it. Will read it from the pc tomorrow.

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Post by Sanj » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:54 pm

Yes a bit long. :oops:
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Post by jaynana » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:27 pm

a ha! so that's how u do it!!! :thumbsup:
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Post by X5Sport » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:16 am

You star... :thumbsup: I've been wondering how that was done.
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Post by pvr » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:25 am

And the beauty is that there is a button called URL in the "post" section which is all you have to press to get it.

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Post by X5Sport » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:29 am

Cough - Telecoms (Radio) Engineer If you would be so kind! Until promoted, I was a Project Manager for an IT Company not a button pusher....... :poke:
I had techies who did the tarty stuff..... :fuelfire:
Now I manage the PMs...... :rtfm: :slaphead: :punish: -assuming of course 'managing' PM's is truly possible :scratchhead:
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Re: Fancy URL Links

Post by pvr » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:37 am

[quote=""X5Sport""]
Now I manage the PMs.:[/quote]

You must be the first man to be able to manage PMS ... [as in this ...]
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Post by X5Sport » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:44 am

pmsl.....very good :thumbsup: :rofl: and for some of them a little close to the truth.... :)
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