This question just came up again on another thread so I thought I would post it here for wider consumption. What’s the trick?
Please note that I am not asking about links to web sites outside of the forums. Those I can do.
Thanks
Dave
P.S.
Before anybody goes after me for not doing a search, I did do a search but I got the usual multiple hits that don’t pertain to the topic. I’ll be darned if I am going to read 50 posts trying to find an answer.
Here’s the example! I made a scan and entered the code as a photo so the internet doesn’t read it as a line of instruction…
So, this is what your final link should look like. The instructions in brackets before and after the link will not appear in the post but it will make it “clickable” within the cs.trains site.
Or, if you want the link to describe what the link is…
“left bracket” url= webpage address “right bracket” The text you want to appear “left bracket” /url “right bracket”. The example shown below iS how you would type it, without the quotes around the first bracket. In actual practice, you would insert the bracket without the quotes. The “[” at the beginning is shown in quotes only to prevent the line above from appearing as a link.
Thanks very much for explaining the process clearly. When it comes to computors I am one who desperately needs clear explanations, not the severely abrieviated “just do this…” ones.
Much appreciated. It will save me some time not having to post my little blurb about ‘highlight,right click, select ‘open link’’.
That works for everything, except it seems any links which are to forum posts themselves.
The strange thing is that when you are writing the post and insert a link from the forums, the link shows in blue print suggesting that it should be clickable. However, when you actually submit the post the link no longer shows in blue and doesn’t work.
Anyhow, Ed has given us the solution.
Thanks again Ed.
Steven Otte: Is anyone working on this problem? I hope so.
I’m just passing on the hint as it was explained to me by a fellow forum member whom also was shown by someone else. Wish I could remember who… but when I figure that out I’ll give credit. Either way it sure helps to be able to directly click to refer to another cs.trains post.
We could really use a forum “Quick-start 101 guide” that also includes a tutorial on posting PHOTOS!
You can also Bookmark the page for Firefox or Favorites for IE… That way the discussion is in your web browser and easily found. I have done that with many discussions.
Actually, the easiest way to do it, is to copy the website address, then, in the forum, click on the link icon (it looks like a little chain), then paste the address in the middle box of the window that opens.