# Facebook question. How do I do this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 28, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852 "2014-06-28T11:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852/1 "2014-06-28T11:49:43Z")
Say a friend (I’ll call her Bernice) posts an item on Facebook indicating she likes Guy Lombardo. I see a YouTube video of Guy rocking out that I’d like to link to within Bernice’s original post. So, I go to the video, click on Share, click on the FB icon…then what? Thanks! mmm ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852/2 "2014-06-28T12:12:50Z")
When you use the Facebook icon on YouTube that will post the link as a post on your Wall, you won’t be able to add it directly to your friend’s post that way. When you click share it displays new content on the screen including a URL for the video. It should already be selected (highlighted) so you want to copy that URL to your clipboard. To do that, right click on the URL and select Copy or just press Control-C on your keyboard (this assumes you’re on a Windows machine, if a Mac the keyboard command is different). Now go to your friend’s post on Facebook and paste that URL into the comment box (right click and select Paste or Control-P when the cursor is in the comment box). ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852/3 "2014-06-28T12:14:44Z")
If you want to paste it into a comment, the best thing is to copy the link from your browser address bar, and then paste it into the comment space in facebook. Facebook will then parse it as a video. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852/4 "2014-06-28T12:15:52Z")
Perfect, thanks, **Obfus**! mmm ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852/5 "2014-06-28T20:24:06Z")
> [@obfusciatrist](#): > > Now go to your friend’s post on Facebook and paste that URL into the comment box (right click and select Paste or **Control-P** when the cursor is in the comment box). (bolding mine). I think you mean Ctrl-V. I wouldn’t say anything, but Ctrl-P means print and might be a little inconvenient. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-question-how-do-i-do-this/691852/6 "2014-06-29T06:13:03Z")
Yes, sorry. Thanks for catching that.