URL address in blue

[newomij]

Hi, there-
A minor tip I need. How do you type a url address in an email and make it turn blue so someone can just click on it and not have to do the copy and paste routine? I just built my second computer from the case up but I do not know this trick. Kind of humbling!
Thanks for your time.
newomij

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Do they accept HTML formatted e-mails? You could try doing this:

What you want the link to be displayed as

Example of the above link with formatting so it won't actually link. Change the []'s to <>'s.

[a href="http://www.whateverthewebsiteis.com"]What you want the link to be displayed as[/a]

[a href="http://www.google.com"]Google[/a] with the correct tags(<> instead of []) will show up as Google.

Hope that works. Realize it isn't quite what ya wanted, but it's cooler in my opinion

[newomij]

I followed your example and on my computer in Word the address created a link in blue. When I went to Juno email and MSN email, neither site created a link following the example you gave me that worked in Word. Plus, I didn't quite understand use of < >'s instead of the [ ]'s to create a link that shows up with just the name of the site and not the entire url. I anyone can follow up on these questions, I will appreciate it. I love doing this kind of stuff. Something new to learn every day!!!
newomij

[mairving]

Originally Posted by newomij I followed your example and on my computer in Word the address created a link in blue. When I went to Juno email and MSN email, neither site created a link following the example you gave me that worked in Word. Plus, I didn't quite understand use of < >'s instead of the [ ]'s to create a link that shows up with just the name of the site and not the entire url. I anyone can follow up on these questions, I will appreciate it. I love doing this kind of stuff. Something new to learn every day!!! newomij

About replacing the [ , here is what is meant by that:
Example of the above link with formatting so it won't actually link. Change the []'s to <>'s.

<a href="http://www.whateverthewebsiteis.com">What you want the link to be displayed as</a> which yields What you want the link to be displayed as

<a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> yields Google

Some email clients will do the work for you, if you type in www.pcmech.com , they will create the link for you. You will run into problems with long links that wrap though.

[newomij]

When you say 'long links that wrap...', what do you mean 'wrap'?

[mairving]

Originally Posted by newomij When you say 'long links that wrap...', what do you mean 'wrap'?

Wrap means to span two lines, like this:
http://boythissureisalonglinkisntitbutifyoutryandclickonititmaybetoolongforyout
oclickonitbecauseitissolonghaha.com

[doctorgonzo]

If you have long links to put in an e-mail, use a link shortening service like http://tinyurl.com. It will take a long, ugly link and shorten it considerabily.