Message Board FAQ

By Paul
July 14 2003

Message Board Guide

How To Add A Link

First step, copy the URL on to the clipboard (so that you can paste it later)

Go to the page you want to link to
you can see the URL in the address bar: eg you might be linking to http://www.reddragonrugby.co.uk
SELECT the URL and COPY (important: you do need to the include the http:// )

Now, to create a link into your posting you have two choices:

Method one: quick and easy

type <
paste the URL
type >

You should have created exactly this
<http://www.reddragonrugby.co.uk>

That's it!

Method two: more complicated, but more flexible

to create a link behind some text like this Red Dragon Rugby. You would

Click "Add a Link"
The following appears [url=http://YOUR-LINK.com]Your text[/url]
Replace http://YOUR-LINK.com by deleting and pasting in http://www.reddragonrugby.co.uk
Replace Your text with Red Dragon Rugby
(Ensure that you haven't removed any of the brackets, the = sign or the slashes)

You should be left with exactly this
[url=http://www.reddragonrugby.co.uk]Red Dragon Rugby[/url]

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