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Q: html links, how is it done?

I've seen and been given, html links to Apple support articles here in the responses. How is that done? Can someone post an html link with directions on how it's done? I hope this is clear.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on May 30, 2016 3:36 PM

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  • by Klaus1,Solvedanswer

    Klaus1 Klaus1 May 30, 2016 3:47 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 3:47 PM in response to dinhr

    You copy the link from your browser and paste it in your reply.

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC May 30, 2016 3:47 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 3:47 PM in response to dinhr
    1. select the URL in the location bar > copy > paste (the "name" of the thread, User Tip or Apple article will automatically appear in a second)
    2. right click > copy address > paste (same thing)

    Screenshot 91.png

  • by dinhr,

    dinhr dinhr May 30, 2016 4:04 PM in response to ChitlinsCC
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    May 30, 2016 4:04 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

    Thank you Klaus 1 and ChitlinsCC. Both your replies are good but I couldn't click the green balloon for both.

     

    I did expect something more complicated than "copy & paste" but I'm happy it is not.

     

    Now, if I can just remember where that Apple article was...

  • by ChitlinsCC,Helpful

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC May 30, 2016 4:39 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 4:39 PM in response to dinhr

    you're welcome

     

    searching within ASC is less than satisfactory for my needs, although you might get lucky

     

    try checking your Activity or Content/Participated for a reminder where you may have seen it

  • by leroydouglas,Helpful

    leroydouglas leroydouglas May 30, 2016 4:40 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 4:40 PM in response to dinhr

    dinhr wrote:

     

    Thank you Klaus 1 and ChitlinsCC. Both your replies are good but I couldn't click the green balloon for both.

     

    I did expect something more complicated than "copy & paste" but I'm happy it is not.

     

    Now, if I can just remember where that Apple article was...

     

    Also you can drag the link from the browser address bar to the Desktop,  this will create a link.webloc file that you can drag and drop anywhere

  • by dinhr,

    dinhr dinhr May 30, 2016 4:47 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 4:47 PM in response to dinhr

    Hi, You people all have given great responses, it's no wonder you have all those stacks of dots above your level numbers.

     

    Thank you, all of you.

  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas May 30, 2016 4:53 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 4:53 PM in response to dinhr

    dinhr wrote:

     

    no wonder you have all those stacks of dots above your level numbers.

     

    Your welcome dinhr

     

    That is the nicest thing somebody has said in a long time. 

     

    Good computing !

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 May 30, 2016 8:05 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 8:05 PM in response to dinhr

    I try to remove the localization information from the URLs that I post so that users whose systems aren't set to English may automatically see a version for their region when they click through.

     

    E.g.

    https://support.apple.com/HT201596 instead of

    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201596

    or

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22247 instead of

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22247?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

    although I usually let the site provide the full titles such as:

    Open a different iTunes Library file or create a new one - Apple Support or

    Disk Utility (El Capitan): Create a disk image

     

    If you want to paste the bare URL use Cmd-Z (Ctrl-Z for Windows) after the pasted URL is changed to the document title.

     

    tt2

  • by dinhr,

    dinhr dinhr May 30, 2016 8:26 PM in response to turingtest2
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    May 30, 2016 8:26 PM in response to turingtest2

    Hi turingtest2,

     

    This is another nice response. It's given me more new info to digest. I did not realize there was localization info in the URL's, (I also didn't realize URL was what I'm talking about when I refer to html links).

     

    I especially like your last sentence, "If you want to paste the bare URL..." I needed that info earlier today. I will try that.

     

    I will treasure this whole discussion, there is a lot of good information here; particularly for me, I am not computer literate.

     

    By the way, I like your screen name.

     

    Thanks again,

    Dave

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 May 30, 2016 8:38 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 8:38 PM in response to dinhr

    You're welcome.

     

    tt2

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC May 30, 2016 8:42 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 8:42 PM in response to dinhr

    URL = Universal Resource Locator (web address)

     

    support.apple.com/kb/PH22247?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

     

    support.apple.com/ = subdomain.domain.TopLevelDomain

                                     kb/ = directory (folder) on the server

                                          PH22247 = document name (filename)

                                                         ?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US = parameters (used by the site software)

                                               these last two are particular to certain protocols - usually you would see something like = filename.html

  • by dinhr,

    dinhr dinhr May 30, 2016 9:10 PM in response to ChitlinsCC
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    May 30, 2016 9:10 PM in response to ChitlinsCC

    Hi ChitlinsCC,

     

    LOL, OK now, you're going way over my head with that.

     

    At this point I just push the start button and go, sort of like; turn the key, and put it in drive, push the gas, and not worry about what's under the hood.

    I understand your first sentence up to the winky face, after that it's all a foreign language to me.

     

    Please don't misunderstand, I do want to learn. I've taken the time to review some of the respondents profiles and have learned that you all have years and years of experience.

     

    I'm just a retired mechanic, I like to try things out but I learned early on via PhotoShop, never work with originals. That's what I do with everything on my computer. Right now, I'm into learning as much as my brain can handle about iCloud. I've had to take a step back and learn how to work within the support community and this discussion is part of that step back.

     

    I don't know why I'm going on and on like this. Personal info such as this probably has no business being here. I'll stop.

  • by ChitlinsCC,

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC May 30, 2016 10:29 PM in response to dinhr
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    May 30, 2016 10:29 PM in response to dinhr

    Me? 17 years a Land Surveyor in the extremes of Texas. My brain was fried in the summer of 1980!

    stay well, amigo!

  • by Alancito,

    Alancito Alancito Jun 1, 2016 3:12 AM in response to dinhr
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    Jun 1, 2016 3:12 AM in response to dinhr

    dinhr ~ To avoid posting long URLs such as:

     

    http://www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/w earejustdoingthistobestupidnowsincethisc…

     

    ...paste or type the title of the web page you're linking to:

     

    The Longest URL

     

    Then select it by dragging over it and then click the "Insert Link" icon in the Reply panel's toolbar:

    Link small.jpg

    In the resulting pop-up, paste in the long URL and you'll have a short, understandable, clickable link:

     

    The Longest URL

     

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