# Hyperlinks.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033>\
**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:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**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, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/21 "2012-05-16T20:47:31Z")

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> [@Mewl\_Dear](#):
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> testing

damnit

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/22 "2012-05-16T20:50:41Z")

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> [@Mewl\_Dear](#):
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> testing

Highlight the word “testing” (double-click it with your mouse).  
Press the hyperlink button.  
Paste your URL into the box that pops up.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperlinks/622033/23 "2012-05-16T20:56:52Z")

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This is what you wrote.

[noparse]testing[/noparse]

This is what you wanted to write.

[noparse][testing](http://www.yahoo.com)[/noparse]

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