Hi, Tim.

Okay, let's say you find a link you want to include in a blog post. The link can be any website address, but for this example I'll use www.example.com .

Now, for this example, let's say you want to include the sentence "Go visit this site," in a blog entry, so that if your readers click on the words "this site" they'll go to that site. Like this: Go visit this site.

So what do you type to produce Go visit this site.?

Here's what you do.

1. In the "entry body" box on the Movable Type screen - that's the box where you've been typing in your blog entries - type Go visit . (I'm making what you type red just to make these directions easier to read; the red doesn't mean anything.)
2. Then, still in the "entry body" box, type <a href="
   So at this point, the sentence you've typed into the "entry body" box looks like this:
   Go visit <a href="
3. Go copy the complete web address, just the way you would if you were going to cut and paste it.
4. Paste the complete web address into the sentence you've been typing. The sentence should now look like this:
   Go visit <a href="http://www.example.com
5. Type "> - that's a quote mark and a > - immediately after the web address you just pasted. The sentence should now look like this:
   Go visit <a href="http://www.example.com">
6. Now type the text you want readers to click on to follow the link. In this case, that means you type this site. The sentence now looks like this:
   Go visit <a href="http://www.example.com">this site.
7. Now all you have to do is tell the computer that you're finished typing the link. You do that by typing </a> . So the completed sentence looks like this:
   Go visit <a href="http://www.example.com">this site.</a>

But to your blog readers, it will look like this:

Go visit this site.

Let me know if you have any questions, either by email or by phoning me at (503) 286 8589.

Best,

Barry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Wise" <timjwise@msn.com>
To: <barry@amptoons.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: [cartooning] RE: Embedding links.

> i don't think i understand...
>
> so, if i was putting in the link, like i did on todays entry, for example, i
> would put in the link by hand (can i paste it still or must i type out every
> letter?) and then do what? highlight it? somehow convert it to an embedded
> link within certain words? Please walk me thru, cuz I'm mystified now
>
> thanks
>
> tim
>
>
> >From: "Barry Deutsch" <barry@amptoons.com>
> >Reply-To: "Barry Deutsch" <barry@amptoons.com>
> >To: <tjwise@mindspring.com>
> >Subject: Embedding links.
> >Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 12:19:46 -0700
> >
> >Tim:
> >
> >I use the same blogging software you do. You can still embed links, even on
> >a Mac. To embed links, you have to type out the html command by hand,
> >rather
> >than using the automatic button that the PC users have. It feels awkward at
> >first, but once you get used to it, it's very easy.
> >
> >The html looks this:
> >
> ><a href="http://the link goes here">text that readers see</a>
> >
> >The only trick is to remember to include plain quotemarks (not the fancy
> >ones some word processers insert), and to remember to include the http://
> >part of the link.
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >
> >Barry
> >www.amptoons.com/blog/
> >
> >
>
>
>