Links

[Whiskery Ron]

I've had lots of help (especially from Ethel & Obonio)re-Links (into email etc.) I'm still puzzled however. If I click on a link & then click copy & paste,(without putting it in to an email),. where does it go to?I can't locate it in order to use it at a later date.All help would be appreciated .

[HWKE]

If you copy a link without pasting it into a document, it will disappear the next time you copy something, because the clipboard will only hold one item at a time. Also, switching off your computer clears the clipboard.
You could create a word document or a text file using notepad and paste the links into it and save the document for future use.

[Ethel]

It goes into a magical thing called a clipboard.

It used to be easily accessible before Windows XP. This is a good link for accessing the clipboard and creating a shortcut:

http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/clipbrd.html

It is used as a temporary store - next time you right click, save it is overwritten.

[what..the?]

can someone help me re links I know how to cut and paste etc but how do you rename the link

I have seen people instead of it saying http// etc say just 'link' or 'see here' and you click on that one word.

many thanks

[TechGirl]

< a target='_blank' target='_blank' href="http://www.mywebaddresshere.com"> Text that you want to be shown here </a >

Omit the space after the < and before the >

[kempie]

Leave out the target='_blank' when posting on AnswerBank (this site automatically includes it in the link).

i.e. use <а һrеf="һttp://whatever">Your Text</а>

[Whiskery Ron]

Ethel,Thanks for info(16.49).I have downloaded the link & now have the Clipboard ,( but sorry to be thick) I still can't move the link into it. Help.

[Ethel]

You shouldn't need to move the link to it, Ron.

As soon as you right click - save it will appear.

I am looking for a small free programme I think you will find useful. Bear with me

[Ethel]

You might like to look at this free software, Ron. Think of yellow post it notes - but for your pc.

You will be able to copy and paste links to and from it, and save the information if you want to.

http://www.sticky-notes.net/virtual-sticky-not es.html

I haven't used it (I use a similar thing for my Firefox browser) so please let me know what you think of it, if you do decide to try it.

Re the clipboard - you will see that you can 'save as' any information that you right click - copy if you need to.

[miss-terious]

Manners cost nothing do they HWKE?

[Whiskery Ron]

Ethel--- When you say I do not need to move the link---when I right click save it will appear---it doesn't , what appears is cut, copy, paste,delete ,open IME.

[Ethel]

Ron, I'm totally confused now. When you open your clipboard, does it look like this?

<img src="http://i17.tinypic.com/35aqdkl.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic">

[Ethel]

Sorry, link failed

[IMG]http://i17.tinypic.com/35aqdkl.jpg[/IMG]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=35aqdkl

[Ethel]

Ah! Think I can see the confusion, Ron. Apologies.

Open the clipboard. Minimise it by clicking the third icon from the right at the top of the clipboard, now right click and save any link. Or anything.

Now click on the clipboard to open it, and the link will already be there.

[Whiskery Ron]

Yes

[Ethel]

Does that mean you're sorted now, Ron?

[Whiskery Ron]

Sorry Ethel still not working.----Minimising clipboard--right clicking on answerbank link ,top of page-right clicking again on aforesaid answerbank link--re-opening clipboard still empty. Minimising clipbrd again --clicking on link again right clicking on minimised clipbrd--still nothing.WR

[Whiskery Ron]

sorry for confusion--- my YES answer refered to your question re clipbrd comparison. I think it went out of sequence.

[Whiskery Ron]

Ethel, at last I am happy to say I've got it . Thank you so much for your very kind help. I kept trying your suggestions I have no idea why it took so long,but it finally worked so all is well.Cheers.WR.