# How do I post a link?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920
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**Created:** [April 19, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920 "2004-04-19T23:37:57Z")
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### Author: ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/1 "2004-04-19T23:37:57Z")

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I’m sure this has been asked 1,000,000,000 times…but I gotta ask again.

Thanks in advance.

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### Author: ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/2 "2004-04-20T00:03:39Z")

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Just post the url and the forum software will make it a clickable link for you.

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### Author: ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/3 "2004-04-20T01:21:13Z")

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Or if you want to give the link your own name…

[Text for url here](http://www.google.com)

produces…

[Text for url here](http://www.google.com)

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### Author: ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/4 "2004-04-20T01:26:22Z")

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### Author: ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/5 "2004-04-20T01:30:18Z")

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### Author: ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/6 "2004-04-20T01:32:07Z")

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Thanks…I think I got it.

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### Author: ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-link/240920/7 "2004-04-20T20:23:38Z")

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I can never remember the order of the coding to post a link, so I just click the “link” button on the reply page (it looks like the earth with a chain underneath it) and the software takes you through it.