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Making links look nice

Unread postby Kaj » Sat 29 Mar 2008, 02:19:16

Another dummy question.

If I want to link to another site, how do I make the nice blue underlined link say what I want it to and not look like some long http monstrosity like this?:

http://orudorumagi11.deviantart.com/art ... t-57016219
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby TheDude » Sat 29 Mar 2008, 02:48:47

Use your handy Link Maker button, the one that looks like this: Image

1. Copy your link's URL.
2. Click the Link Maker button. You'll be asked for the URL first, then the name of the link.

Thus these results: View more Emoticons

I started a thread the other day on Posting Tips but no one 'cept zensui took an interest so ah well. I show a couple other ways to make those nifty links there if you're interested.

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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby Windmills » Sat 29 Mar 2008, 11:47:55

Aha...it was being blocked by the security settings. Now I get it.

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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby steam_cannon » Sat 29 Mar 2008, 12:49:41

I like to use http://tinyurl.com/ sometimes:

Example: wrote:Title: About Something
Link: http://tinyurl.com/5ene2

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Text: "tinypic.com is great for posting images..."

Tinyurl.com works great for making short urls. The make URL
button is good, but I think using a link visually flows better.
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby Kaj » Sun 30 Mar 2008, 00:49:40

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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby mos6507 » Sun 30 Mar 2008, 03:50:13

Sorry, you aren't allowed to make links nice. It's a conspiracy.
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby Kaj » Sun 30 Mar 2008, 13:28:35

Really, Mos?
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby plasticcontainercity » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 04:32:22

Hey I loved this post I had learned much from here.You guys are really too good actually I am new here and was looking in for something interesting here and I found this here and I learned a lot here.Thank You ..
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby plasticcontainercity » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 04:32:22

Hey I loved this post I had learned much from here.You guys are really too good actually I am new here and was looking in for something interesting here and I found this here and I learned a lot here.Thank You ..
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby plasticcontainercity » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 04:32:22

Hey I loved this post I had learned much from here.You guys are really too good actually I am new here and was looking in for something interesting here and I found this here and I learned a lot here.Thank You ..
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby plasticcontainercity » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 04:37:29

Hey I loved this post I had learned much from here.You guys are really too good actually I am new here and was looking in for something interesting here and I found this here and I learned a lot here.Thank You ..
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby TheDude » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 08:12:12

Another bit of advice, don't click the Post button if you're in a subzero environment! :lol:

You might enjoy this brief page of Posting Tips, too.
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Re: Making links look nice

Unread postby plasticcontainercity » Thu 01 May 2008, 04:23:11

Thanks friend for the suggestion actully when I posted that post god knows my machine suddenly got dead and after pressing submit button 2-3 times it came back to life,and that resulted into so many replies sorry for that .
Will keep your advice in mind
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