How to change the name of a link

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  1. Jiffy

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    How do some people change the name of a link they but into a post like this one, Please the bit in blue

     
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    Typing the following, removing the asterisks would give you a link to Gardeners Corner, but on screen the link would say YOUR TEXT HERE in blue

    [*url=**http*://w*ww.gardenerscorner.c*o.u*k]YOUR TEXT HERE[*/ur*l]

    Hope that makes sense?

    Had to edit this to try and get it to display properly - essentially, it is
    [
    url=
    Followed by the web address of your link, then
    ]
    Follow that with the text you want to display and then put
    [
    /URL
    ]
    at the end
     
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    @Jiffy This might make it clearer (use the horizontal scroll bar), showing how to name this thread, the Code tags enable display of the BB Code:
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     [url=http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/how-to-charnge-the-name-of-a-link.96604/]how do I change a link name?[/url] 
    to get this clickable linky:

    how do I change a link name?
     
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    1. First you type what you would like the link to say e.g
    This is what I would like the link to say
    2. Then, you highlight that text
    3. When the text (This is what I would like the link to say) is highlighted, click on the hyperlink button on the toolbar above the reply box

    Link for Jiffy.jpg

    4. In the hyperlink box, put the URL (web address) that you want your words "This is what I would like the link to say" to be linked to. Click on "Insert" once you have added the web address in the link box.
    5. You should now see that the words "This is what I would like the link to say" will be a hyperlink colour :)

    Hope that helps Jiffster :dbgrtmb:
     
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      Thank you FC, Scrungee and M
      I think i'll have to do a bit of playing, if the forum crashes it's me playing :snork::whistle:
       
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                Thank you
                It was hard to get my brain into gear, i was trying to add the extra info in the hyperlink box and it wouldn't go, then it clicked :doh:
                 
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                    Let's see if clicking on this image works, yes - a clickable image link!


                    [​IMG]
                     
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                    You are showing off now! [emoji3]
                     
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                      There's only one thing for it Jiffster ... you get this ... :star:

                      [​IMG][​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
                       
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                        A gold star,Thank you M, i'm now too :hapfeet::hapydancsmil:

                        If you don't ask, you don't get, anyway i like asking slilly questions :snork:

                        How many times did you try before you got it right

                        I must be honest it was 3 or 4 times before i got right :mute: but you won't tell any one would you
                         
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