So you wanna direct someone from your blog post to another place on the interwebz? This is simple.
First, take a look at your post window.
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Next, in your post window - type out the word that you want to use as your "Anchor Text" (these are the words that will become your link) and then highlight the text with your mouse.
Example:
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Once your text is highligted, use your mouse and find the "Link" button in your editor. Sometimes this also looks like a Chain link, or will say HyperLink. in Blogger, it looks like this:
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see?
when you click on that button, a popup will appear that looks like this:
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The text that you've highlighted will already appear in the first box. All you have to do is then enter in the URL to the place you want people to go when they click on the link.
Et voila! you've just created a link or anchor text within your blog post!
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ReplyDeleteYou make it sound simple! Can this be true? I'll give it a go. Thanks Laura for your Tutorial.
ReplyDeleteI find the easiest way to get the URL that I want to link to is:
ReplyDelete1) open another window and go to my link;
2) highlight the ENTIRE page address at the top of the browser window;
3) copy it;
4) go back to my blog post window and paste the copied page address into the "To what URL should this link go?" slot.
Sometimes I like to double check and I do the "check this link" thing.
Bonne chance!
--Margaret
margaret, agreed. that's what i do too. ;)
ReplyDeleteTerrific tutorial! thanks Laura. I also do the copy/paste thing: no risk of my fumbling fingers messing things up ;D
ReplyDeleteYou are the master!!! Thanks so much...I was wondering how to get links and now I know!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood Stuff - one of the very important basic things bloggers should know! Makes you feel enlightened after creating your first link.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I often check the layout of my blog with the preview window.
Make sure to test your links to make sure they work. If not, go back in and edit them (Copy and Paste are SO useful!).
Thanks for showing everyone!!!
Wow! Thanks. You're a genius!!
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