Replacing website address with a word or icon

[spotit3]

Can anyone tell me, in simple terms please, how I can copy a website address to send to a friend but replace it with a word or picture so that if she clicks on the picture it will take her to the website?

[Ethel]

You need to type a code, explained here:

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/linking/_A_HRE F.html

[spotit3]

Hi Ethel
I saw your answer to previous question but honestly can't understand it.
Any simpler explanation?
Sorry to be so slow.

[Quoi]

Depends what you want to do it in but I can tell you simply ho to do it in something like MS Word.
Open a word document then insert a picture(insert button on the top tool bat).
You can the Right click the picture and click Hyperlink - Type in the address you want in the hyperlink.
To test its worked, press the ctrl key while you click the picture.

[daffidazey]

[URL=http://website address.whatever]What text you want to appear instead[/URL]

Hi spotit3! Just type this literally as you see it. Daffi x

[daffidazey]

Sorry that isn't meant to come up looking like a link! x

[Jugglering]

You need to type the words below but without the inverted commas and without the spaces between all the different characters - except for one space before *href*

" < a href = " www.whateverthesitenameaddyis.html " > wordthatreplacestheaddress < / a > "

What I have typed as "whateverthesitenameaddyis" is the url you are trying to link to and what I have typed as "wordthatreplacestheaddress" is the word you want to show up on this site as the link.

[Jugglering]

ohhh errr, the inverted commas I am referring to you ignoring are just the ones at the beginning and the end of that statement - you will need to use inverted commas around the URL you are trying to link to ..... lol

[Ethel]

It is incredibly difficult to explain, especially as the examples turn into html when posted, making a gobbledegook of the explanation.

Give it a go, try it here. It won't appear they way you want it to until you post it.

[wildwood]

Here's an easy way to send your friend a Word page that will do what you want.

Start and open up a new page in your Word program. Write what you want and add/or add the picture that you want to link.

Go to the site that you want to link to and copy the address from the address bar on top [starts with http etc...].
Now go back to your Word page and rightclick the picture or highlight the word that you want to link, then choose the hyperlink option from the menu that pops up and paste the address in the in there.
Finish of the page with whatever else you want to write and tell your friend in the beginning of the page that to active the link the ctrl key has to be held down while clicking on the link, that will activate the link. The active words will be underlined bu tthe pictures will have to be browsed over to see which are hyperlinked. You can link as many documents as you like.

[spotit3]

Don't think I have got it but thank you all for you time and patience with a dopey golden oldie.

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[mybizstreet]

Are you trying to do that for ease of use? In that case, sending the URL would be easier, as using a word or image with hyperlink would require some knowledge of html.

[spotit3]

Finally, finally managed it. Typed the word into a Word document, clicked on hyperlink and filled in website address. Copied and pasted word into email, sent one to myself to try it and it WORKED!!!!!! Thanks to all and A Happy and Healthy New Year!