If someone out there could explain to me how to create a Hot Link from a posting here at TB2000 to another website I would be very grateful!

Thanks,

Zguy

-- zguy (iwant@hotlink.com), January 16, 2000

Answers

Select all. copy. go to other website and click on answer and then click on paste. That's it

-- ... (...@...com), January 16, 2000.

Same here zguy: I have tried to several times, never a success. Also I would like to learn this "Cut and Paste" bit.

-- Notforlong (Fsur@aol.com), January 16, 2000.

HTML 101 Thread...

http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id= 000HxH

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), January 16, 2000.

AHOTLink.

-- Mabel Dodge (cynical@me.now), January 16, 2000.

A HOT Link.

That's what I get for being a smart ass.

-- Mabel Dodge (cynical@me.now), January 16, 2000.

Z guy [are we related}:

One last time: Choose a URL. Lets say http://www.cnn.com.

Write the followin

(A HREF="http://www.cnn.com") CNN(/A)

Replace the two ( with < and the two ) with> . It will look like this

/CNN

The computer center at the U. of Illinois has a nice primer that you can download on HTML. My students find it very useful.

Best wishes,,, Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), January 16, 2000.

Where did that backslash come from. Shouldn't try this with flu.

Best wishes,,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), January 16, 2000.

Click here to get the answers you've been waiting for! hehe ;o)

-- Cin (Cinlooo@aol.com), January 16, 2000.

1) Read an HTML book
2) No fricking hotlinks required -- use copy and paste back and forth from location window to text and vice versa

-- A (A@AisA.com), January 16, 2000.

See the trouble you can get into trying HTML at home?

-- A (A@AisA.com), January 16, 2000.

A (A@AisA.com):

Just what kind of a home are you in? 80).

Best wishes,,,

Z

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), January 16, 2000.

This is my first test of creating an HTML link (sorry - this is completely OT):

Hockey Rules

Thanks.

-- Test (Test@Test.com), January 16, 2000.

Diane,Z and others,

Thanks for all your help, I think I've got it mastered! Scroll down and Check out my Hot Links in Andys thread below entitled "How does one buy puts on the S&P 500" Z are we related? I dont know, but I'd be more than happy to trade one of my DUMB relatives for you! How about a Hot Link to that primer at the U. of Illinois on HTML?

Thanks again everybody,

Zguy

-- zguy (iwant@hotlink.com), January 16, 2000.

---hey Zguy, anytime you want to see how something is done, just go up to "view" and scroll to "source" or "view source". all will be revealed there, just look around at how the code is written. You can figger it out mostly. jiss go slow, not like this guy below....hehehehehehe

--hey "aisaorzzitA@A.blinky.WHOOPSKI" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA PURTY FUNNY, TRYING TO SHOW OFF! Jiss like when yas wuz a kid, lookyhere, no hands! I'M COOL! ROFLMAO! HAHAHAHAHAHA

-- zog (zzoggy@yahoo.com), January 16, 2000.

Creating HOt Link. Remove sausage (preferably 'Jimmy Dean - Down Home Cookin' variety) from package. Place a link on a Very hot stove-top; after 5 minutes ...Voila - you 'av zee 'ot link, Monsieur.

-- curly (Oh-no@its.mo!), January 16, 2000.

Z Guy:

The NCSA link is

NCSA Primer

If you go to Alta Vista and search for HTML you will get more documents than you can read in a lifetime on this subject.

Best wishes,,,

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), January 17, 2000.

Link may or may not work. If not go to http://www.nsca.uiuc.edu and write HTML in search. It will take you to all of their documents on the subject.

Best wishes,,,

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), January 17, 2000.

If you click on the link Diane just posted, it contains a response from Arnie Rimmer that is the best HotLink advice I've seen.

just cut and paste what he has posted. none of this "remove the brackets and replace with the left arrow...etc etc"

but make sure you read his whole post. especially the last part.

thanks Arnie!

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), January 17, 2000.

PlunK:

I guess that you have never taught this stuff. One doesn't " none of this "remove the brackets and replace with the left arrow...etc etc" but in a real environment one presents it this way so something will show up on the screen. Just like Paul always said. From me it is Geez.

Best wishes,,,

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), January 17, 2000.

Been wanting to try this for a long time!

-- thanks_for_reading (help_me@html.code), January 18, 2000.

well, I find it much easier to cut and paste this:

XXX

instead of going to the source code (usually)

Just fill in the first XXX with the URL, and the second XXX with whatever name I want for the link.

This would seem to be the simplest way for most people.

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), January 18, 2000.

<<>a href="http://www.pbs.org/"<>>PBS<<>/a<>>

-- sandi (sadihere@mailcity.com), January 18, 2000.

whoops, wrong paste. This one should work (?) <a href="XXX">XXX</a> copy the text above, paste it in your message.
replace the first XXX with the URL, replace the second XXX with whatever name you want to give the link. I hope I got it right this time...I just swiped it from Arnie Rimmer.

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), January 18, 2000.

and now let's format it correctly ...yeesh

This one should work (?)

<a href="XXX">XXX</a>

copy the text above, paste it in your message.

replace the first XXX with the URL, replace the second XXX with whatever name you want to give the link.

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), January 18, 2000.

Z1X4Y7, I think THIS is the link you were trying for.

-- Dave Craig (DesertDave@aol.com), January 30, 2000.

hotbot

-- dv (A@A.n), January 30, 2000.

Practice click here!

-- mwerks3 (mwerks3@yahoo.com), February 11, 2000.