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James Combs
02-08-2012, 10:06 AM
There is probably a similar thread some place on the Creek but I though I would post a new one. I had originally posted this as a post for (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?65151-Michelle-Rich) Michelle Rich (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?65151-Michelle-Rich) in the "I found these on facebook." thread started by (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?3101-Ed-Morgano) Ed Morgano (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?3101-Ed-Morgano) but I thought that there might be others on the Creek that would benefit from it as well so I thought I would make it a separate posting. Some of the references use Michelle's threads. BTW Moderators if it needs to be moved some place else then do your thing;).

This is short tutorial for anyone interested in making "links" to other threads.
To include a link in your postings find the web page you want to link to such as your tutorial page then right click the mouse on the address bar(the line that has "http://www.sawmillcreek....." in it at the top of your browser. The entire address line should turn blue(highlighted - if not high light the whole line) After it is highlighted the right click will get you a drop down menu that has "Cut", "Copy", "Paste" etc in it. Click the "Copy" choice.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223094&d=1328711423&thumb=1 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223094&d=1328712036)

Now go back to/or create the post you want to put the link into. You might have a sentence in your new post that says something like "You can find my tutorial here", then after the word "here" right click again and choose "Paste". This "http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?164346-a-tutorial-on-a-5-centered-negative-space-design&highlight=tutorial" will appear(without the quotes) just after your cursor location. Presto you now have a link in your posting. In some posts you have probably seen links that just say something like "You can find my tutorial here (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?164346-a-tutorial-on-a-5-centered-negative-space-design&highlight=tutorial)" and the "here" will be a different color and if you click on it, it takes you to a "linked" page. To make a link like that follow the directions above until you get to the "Paste" function, instead of pasting the entire link right after the word, high-light the word such as "here (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?164346-a-tutorial-on-a-5-centered-negative-space-design&highlight=tutorial)" or "tutorial (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?164346-a-tutorial-on-a-5-centered-negative-space-design&highlight=tutorial)" then click on the little icon(my red arrow)
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223093&d=1328711628&thumb=1 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223093&d=1328711628)
and you will get this dialog window.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223095&d=1328711431&thumb=1 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223095&d=1328712041)
Right click in the white area that says "URL" then click "Paste"(don't worry if you can't see the whole address).

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223096&d=1328712533&thumb=1 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=223096&d=1328712533)
Now click the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialogue box. Now you have a link in your posting that creates less cluttered than the first one but it is still the same link. I hope this is helpful to someone.

Michelle Rich
02-08-2012, 10:12 AM
wow James, thanks for the computer tutorial. I am going to read it well here, then print it, so I can refer to it later. Appreciate you taking the time & effort to educate me & everyone else who doesn't know how to do stuff like this

Steve Mawson
02-08-2012, 1:49 PM
James,
Add my thanks as well, never too old to learn how to do something else.

Curt Harms
02-09-2012, 8:30 AM
Being a little bit of a wet blanket here and I don't worry about SMC (one of the benefits of the 'real name' policy) but use a little caution about clicking on links that don't display the actual URL address. That's a classic way to get somebody to click on an infectuous web site. Depending on your browser you might be able to right-click the link and see where you'll actually go when you left-click.