Easy Question

[Aithein]

Easy question for you computer brains out there.
Can you tell me how, when sending or posting a message that includes a long web adress, i change the adress to a single word??????????
For eg. if i want to change www.ThisisaVeryinterestingwebsite.co.uk into a single word like here so the recipient just clicks the word here in the message?
Thanks and Merry Christmas

 

[diy_darren]

Type (with only one = sign)

BBC

BBC

 

[Aithein]

Thanks Darren, Got that working on the forums but how does it work when sending e-mails ? How do i get the url's to come up?
Excuse my stupid questions but i'm a computer no brainer!!

 

[diy_darren]

Trying to achieve the same thing with email is a different process and you will be at the mercy of the email client at the other end to display it correctly. Personally, I think it's far better to include a huge link (on a new line normally) rather than hiding it behind an alias. Pasting the link into the email is usually enough for the email program to convert it into a clickable link for you.

What email client are you using to send emails? I don't use outlook, or even windows, but I'm sure someone else on here can offer advice on how to achieve what you're after.

 

[Aithein]

I'm using Freeserve outlook express, but if it's gonna be a hassle to do it on e-mails then i'll just stick with the long links, just thought it looked tidyer. Thanks anyway

 

[Deluks]

Use this!

http://tinyurl.com/

 

[WoodYouLike]

If your email program doesn't allow html coding there's is a simple trick with copy-paste to do this.
Go to Word, enter the text you want to send out, create a hyperlink in a word or words and copy everything. Then paste it in the body of your message.

Most email programs support this, but try it out on your own email address