# Hyperlinks. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 15, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033 "2012-05-15T23:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/1 "2012-05-15T23:23:06Z")
I think thats what they are called. Where you hide the link and rename it in blue letters. I used to know how to do it, not anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/2 "2012-05-16T00:01:58Z")
Where do you want to do it? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/3 "2012-05-16T00:10:00Z")
Find an example post. Click on “quote” to see the code. Examine and learn. [It’s simple.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651911) ---
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/4 "2012-05-16T00:29:23Z")
That helped none. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/5 "2012-05-16T00:53:08Z")
[\*\*url=[http://www.google.com/](http://www.google.com/)]Google becomes [Google](http://www.google.com/). ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/6 "2012-05-16T00:56:10Z")
Copy the link out of your browser, then click on the on the odd looking hyperlink symbol above the message box. If should be second from the right over the message box in the Quick Reply or if you Quote someone. Paste the link in the popup and click OK. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/7 "2012-05-16T01:02:00Z")
> [@Mewl\_Dear](#): > > That helped none. Did you click on “quote”? Did you see the coding? Can you extrapolate from an example to what you want to do? ---
**Author:** ![BowlOfDucks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BowlOfDucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BowlOfDucks)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/8 "2012-05-16T02:21:55Z")
[url=“[google.com](http://google.com)”]link to google [url=“[whateverWebsiteURLYouWantToLink.com](http://whateverWebsiteURLYouWantToLink.com)”]name of the link p.s. Does anyone know the escape character for this forum? Had to cheat a bit to make those links show. Hope it doesn’t cause some browsers to go weird. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/9 "2012-05-16T02:22:57Z")
> [@Mewl\_Dear](#): > > That helped none. It would be easier to help you if you were a little more forthcoming with what you’re trying to do, what you’re doing, and what it is that you find confusing or unhelpful. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/10 "2012-05-16T02:26:25Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Where do you want to do it? The answer to this question is important. What other people have told you is correct for this message board, but on other sites or in other contexts different formats may be used. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/11 "2012-05-16T03:25:21Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/12 "2012-05-16T03:49:41Z")
You might find [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384827) useful. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/13 "2012-05-16T03:56:17Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Copy the link out of your browser, then click on the on the odd looking hyperlink symbol above the message box. If should be second from the right over the message box in the Quick Reply or if you Quote someone. Paste the link in the popup and click OK. This is right but a little confusingly written. Copy the url of the site that you want to link to. Do this by highlighting the url in it’s entirety (left click and drag over the url until it is all in blue in Windows) and then hitting the “Ctrl” and “c” button at the same time. Type your reply in the reply box and highlight the word or words that you want to turn into a link. Click on the icon at the top of the reply box that looks like a globe with a chain link under it. A dialogue box will pop up and give you a place to paste the url of the site you copied earlier. Hold down the “Ctrl” and “c” button simultaneously and the url will paste into the box. Hit “OK.” Done. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/14 "2012-05-16T05:14:18Z")
> [@BowlOfDucks](#): > > [url=“[google.com](http://google.com)”]link to google > > [url=“[whateverWebsiteURLYouWantToLink.com](http://whateverWebsiteURLYouWantToLink.com)”]name of the link > > p.s. Does anyone know the escape character for this forum? Had to cheat a bit to make those links show. Hope it doesn’t cause some browsers to go weird. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode#noparse](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode#noparse) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/15 "2012-05-16T11:08:12Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Hold down the “Ctrl” and “c” button simultaneously and the url will paste into the box. Hit “OK.” Done. Ctrl-V on the last step, not ctrl-C. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/16 "2012-05-16T12:44:48Z")
> [@BowlOfDucks](#): > > Had to cheat a bit to make those links show. Hope it doesn’t cause some browsers to go weird. You can always use Preview to test what the final output will look like. It’s a very good idea to use Preview always before posting; you never know where you might have accidentally screwed up and it gives you a second chance. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/17 "2012-05-16T12:57:58Z")
> [@BowlOfDucks](#): > > p.s. Does anyone know the escape character for this forum? You want the [noparse][noparse][/noparse][/noparse] combo. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/18 "2012-05-16T15:40:06Z")
> [@BowlOfDucks](#): > > p.s. Does anyone know the escape character for this forum? Had to cheat a bit to make those links show. Hope it doesn’t cause some browsers to go weird. There’s a switch at the bottom of the edit window to “Automatically parse links in text” you can deselect, and it will not form a link. Or you can use [noparse] tags. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/19 "2012-05-16T16:14:22Z")
1. Highlight the word(s) you wish to link 2. click on the hyperlink icon - that’s the blue/green planet with three links of a chain. [This one.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/editor/createlink.gif) 3. enter the URL 4. hit ‘enter’ That’s all there is to it. ---
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/20 "2012-05-16T20:40:56Z")
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