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Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Dec 6 2007, 07:43 PM

Hi all! I have a simple question. How can I do to link a word to a url. What I want to do is ,for example, write "John Fruciante Style Lesson" in the forum and when you press this sentence you directly link to http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/john-frusciante-lesson/index.htm .
I saw many of you and GMC user doing this and I don't know how to do it.

Thanks.

gabriel.-

Posted by: MickeM Dec 6 2007, 07:48 PM

First you press the "link" button (Our Earth with a link picture)

Then a pop up says "Enter the complete URL" so you paste in http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/john-frusciante-lesson/index.htm

Press OK to get the next URL saying "Enter name for the web page", there you write John Frusicante Style Lesson

The result after pressing OK is

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/john-frusciante-lesson/index.htm

OR you can write the code for it which looks like (just add a [ before the first "url")

url=http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/john-frusciante-lesson/index.htm]John Frusicante Style Lesson[/url]

OR you can paste the link into the text as
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/john-frusciante-lesson/index.htm

Mark all of the text and press the Earth-globe-url picture, the the link you marked is defaulted so in the pop up you just enter the text "john Frusi..." and so on.

Hope one of the examples works for you

P.S I just learned than when you paste anything that says http it will automatically come as a link... lol was trying to just have it as plain text but it came up as a link always http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/john-frusciante-lesson/index.htm

Posted by: Bogdan Dec 6 2007, 08:45 PM

And watch out for pop up blocker in your browser! I use IE and have problem with that all the time...You have to allow the pop up to display..

Posted by: Muris Jan 14 2008, 09:41 PM

Just saw the thread,there's another way,almost the same,sort of inverted.

You type name/word you want to link,then you mark it(hold L mouse button)
and then you press globe/link button and paste URL.

It's same as I said

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jan 14 2008, 09:44 PM

Thank you MickeM, Bodjan and Muris!