Um...*how* do I shorten these URL tags into something managable? I totally don't understand how to do it, even after looking at the info page that tells you all about it.
You either have to use html code, which I totally suck at, or switch to the "rich text" mode when you're posting (it's underneath the text box). When you use that, a row of buttons will appear above the box. One looks like a link in a chain, representing a hyperlink. Type out the text you want to show for your link, highlight it, then click on the hyperlink button. A box will pop asking for the URL -- you can either type it out, or copy and paste it in.
I have yet to get "rich text" to work in Firefox though. The buttons show up, but they no worky. So when I post, I usually use IE instead.
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Date: 2005-07-26 02:24 am (UTC)You either have to use html code, which I totally suck at, or switch to the "rich text" mode when you're posting (it's underneath the text box). When you use that, a row of buttons will appear above the box. One looks like a link in a chain, representing a hyperlink. Type out the text you want to show for your link, highlight it, then click on the hyperlink button. A box will pop asking for the URL -- you can either type it out, or copy and paste it in.
I have yet to get "rich text" to work in Firefox though. The buttons show up, but they no worky. So when I post, I usually use IE instead.