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Message started by DragBikeMike on 06/16/19 at 17:24:50

Title: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/16/19 at 17:24:50

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1526453881

This is a test of inserting a link.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1560491694

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/16/19 at 17:30:59

Well, that didn't work. How the heck do you insert a link to a prior post? Am I supposed to use the hyperlink button or the FTP link button? Am I supposed to place the curser between the brackets? Am I supposed to go to the post in question and copy & paste the URL into the new post? I'm baffled. :-[

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by verslagen1 on 06/16/19 at 17:34:28

Use the url button (1st button on left) or for short addresses none at all.
If they are too long they will text wrap and sometimes not work.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1526453881

or

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1526453881

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by Dave on 06/17/19 at 04:20:43

For inserting a link....I just copy and paste it in. There are no other buttons you need to push (no medai, no photo, no nuttin).

I edited your first post to include a link....you can open it and see that there is no other button or icon used - just pasted the copied url.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/18/19 at 00:39:49

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1526453881

So let's try simply copy & paste.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/18/19 at 00:41:31

I'm lovin that. Thanks Dave. I could swear I've tried that approach before but it was a flop.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/18/19 at 00:46:14

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1526453881

Let's try Versy's hyperlink button.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/18/19 at 00:50:15

I'm lovin that too. Thanks Versy.

So, let's say I've typed a bunch of baloney in a post and now I want to go snatch a prior post and paste in the hyperlink. How do I navigate out of the post I'm currently working on and copy the URL from the post I want to reference? I tried that and I lost the text I was working on. How do I do it without losing my draft?

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by Dave on 06/18/19 at 03:54:26

I am not all that computer techy and there may be a better way - but I just open up another window on my internet browser and have more than one page open on the Suzukisavage forum.....and work using the two windows.

Or - I open up a page in my windows and do the lengthy typing....then copy and paste into the forum web page. This is the safest way I believe, as you can recover the text if you do something wrong.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by stewmills on 06/19/19 at 14:48:44

42444B37353236060 wrote:

Yep. "Ctrl" + "N" will open a new browser window where you can go find the post you want and copy the link, then go back to the original window where you were typing your baloney....What Dave said.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by DragBikeMike on 06/19/19 at 17:24:58

Ahhhh! That "Cntrl" + "N" trick is soooooo sweeeeet. Mahalo to all. I think I am just a teensy weensy bit smarter today.

Title: Re: Inserting a link
Post by stewmills on 06/20/19 at 08:29:19

Now for some advanced moves:

Windows + L Lock your Windows device
Alt + Tab Switch to previous window
CTRL + X Cut
CTRL + C Copy
CTRL + V Paste
CTRL + Z Undo
CTRL + A Select All
CTRL + S Save file/document
F5 Refresh contents of window
Tab key Move forward through options
SHIFT + Tab Move backward through options
CTRL + F Opens “Find” in console dialog