# Links questions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-questions/95727>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 28, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-questions/95727 "2001-11-28T16:34:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-questions/95727/1 "2001-11-28T16:34:48Z")

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I have seen the links section in the coding guide, altho’ I am not really sure how to do it.

I also wonder how to provide a link to, say, thread X, that shows up as a highlighted word in the post, such as "Look {here}. Could someone help me?

Thanx,  
Abe

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-questions/95727/2 "2001-11-28T16:39:50Z")

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It’s easy. Just type it thus:

{url=“[http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com)”}The Straight Dope{/url}, using square brackets of course, and whatever website and text you want to use.

Robin

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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-questions/95727/3 "2001-11-28T16:42:05Z")

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A helpfull hint in all coding is to use the “quote” button to see what someone else has done…

Here is a link to [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=100892) for ya - where I got the URL by opening the other thread in a seperate window and just copying from the address bar.

Gp