How do I link to a blog posting I like?

I was reading an article just a moment ago which was discussing linking and I realized some people do not know how to link. I don't know why people assume everyone knows how to do that! So I thought I'd write this quick post to show you how to do that.

How to link:

1. You're going to need to copy the URL for the article or blog posting you like.

To copy:

Place your mouse cursor over the beginning of the text you want to copy. (If it's a URL that's the http://www....)

Then drag the mouse to the right to select the text you want (you need the entire URL for it to work correctly)

Then right click with your mouse

Select: Copy

Then open whatever place you want to copy the text into - for example your: create post window.

Then with your mouse click into the empty large white space on the page and right click with your mouse, then select: Paste

Yeah you did it!

Now if you want the URL to appear as a hyperlink (which means when you click on the text it actually takes you to the website)

then you need to add this HTML code around it:

<a href="url text you pasted">Type in Title of Article here</a>

Now you're done! It should work!

If for some reason it doesn't work then check out our article on how to fix hyperlink for some ideas on how to make it work! And you can always email me directly if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

CB Webmaster

P.S. One reason the link may not work is the URL address is not a permanent address - go back to the page you want to link and look for the word: permalink

To search on a page use this shortcut key: first press your CNTL button and hold it down then press the letter "F" This should allow you to "find" text within a page. Type in the word: permalink. When you find it right click on the underlined word (the link is hidden behind the underlined word) then select: copy. And a shortcut key to paste the text is: CNTL + V.

P.P.S. Feel free to link to any of Chatblog's posts - you don't have to ask permission - we want you to share!