# How do I include a link in my thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 11, 2000, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208 "2000-05-11T08:12:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![GabbaGabbaHey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@GabbaGabbaHey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GabbaGabbaHey)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208/1 "2000-05-11T08:12:48Z")

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How do I add a link when Im posting a new question on the message board?

Yours in computing ignorance

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**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208/2 "2000-05-11T08:27:10Z")

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just type out the URL and it will show up as a hyperlink in your thread.

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**Author:** ![GabbaGabbaHey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@GabbaGabbaHey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GabbaGabbaHey)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208/3 "2000-05-11T09:05:26Z")

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Ok, but how do I rename the link?

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208/4 "2000-05-11T12:16:06Z")

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When you compose a message, look at the 6th line below “THE STRAIGHT DOPE” banner; it starts “Posts: HTML code is OFF…”. Click on the “vB code” link. That’ll bring up a browser window that explains URL references and all sorts of other vB controls.

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2000, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208/5 "2000-05-11T14:08:20Z")

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This is really better addressed in About This Message Board.

I’ll move the thread over there for you.

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**Author:** ![GabbaGabbaHey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@GabbaGabbaHey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GabbaGabbaHey)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2000, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-include-a-link-in-my-thread/19208/6 "2000-05-20T06:42:50Z")

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Ta muchly