Several random comments:

 

First, the forum will autolink for example http://www.google.com  I am not creating a link out of that, but the forum will when I post this message.

 

Second, the link tool can be used for making pretty links like this one.

 

Finally, forum macros can accept HTML.  In other words you might want to make your macro definition look something like:

 

<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google</a>

Which when used in a post or PM will result in a link that looks like: Google.

 

 

If you don't "know" HTML there is actually a forum 'trick' that you can use: 

 

1. Start a new post (or reply to anything) [we are never goint to click 'post' so it doesn't matter if its new or a reply]
2. In the editor window type the text you want to link.
3. Use the link tool to create the link.
4. Press the 'Edit as HTML' button. [The editor window will change from Rich Text to HTML]
5. Copy and Paste the HTML into your macro body.  [I use two tabs when I'm doing this--one for the editor window and one for the macros]
6. 'Cancel' the post.

By the way, you can use this method to make 'pretty' macros.  Not only can you generate links this way for macros, but text size, color, bold, smiley's [everything on the toolbar] can be used this way.

Here is an example of one of my macros: Norton Removal Tool is created using:

 

<a href="http://www.symantec.com/symnrt" target="_blank"> Norton Removal Tool</a>

as the macro body.

 

 

Also you can use the same method to create HTML for your personal signature.  Thats how I made the Allen that appears as my 'signature'.

 

 

Thanks Allen_K:

 

I'm getting the idea that it is in the building of the url that I am having trouble with.  I have managed all but the HTML, which is similar in Greek, to me, it's just that I didn't realize it wasn't going where I wanted.

 

I can send it Here

 

or here  http://www.malwarebytes.com

 

or via macro  http://www.malwarebytes.org

 

Okay, at least all three work.  Thanks Allen, I think I'm getting it.  You don't mind if I pass on the HTML editor, do you?

Allen,

 

Something the community could certainly use would be a practice board (or sandbox) where one could experiment with different posting tools without fear of accidentally intruding upon an existing thread.  Not only are some of the available features complex, but the editor itself is not always intuitive.  I would love to have a spot to go off to and play with the options and practice a little HTML.  Your post above could be the first sticky!

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delphinium wrote:

You don't mind if I pass on the HTML editor, do you?

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Of course I don't!!

 

Actually the beauty of the editor method is that you don't need to know anything about HTML to use the 'trick'.   When I answer a Forum Feedback thread I do like to give full explainations and any extra 'tips and tricks' I have, if any.    More users than the person that asked the questions read and learn from the response, so even if you want to take a pass, someone else that reads this thread will use it.

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SendOfJive wrote:

Allen,

 

Something the community could certainly use would be a practice board (or sandbox) where one could experiment with different posting tools without fear of accidentally intruding upon an existing thread.  Not only are some of the available features complex, but the editor itself is not always intuitive.  I would love to have a spot to go off to and play with the options and practice a little HTML.  Your post above could be the first sticky!

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I agree.   For one reason or another tho, we don't have one .

 

However-- I will start an 'official' test post or sandbox thread here in forum feedback for the time being.  Please feel free to use it for test posts.   

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Allen_K wrote:

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However-- I will start an 'official' test post or sandbox thread here in forum feedback for the time being.  Please feel free to use it for test posts.   

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That should work, and I see you have wasted no time.  Thanks.

Brilliant idea SOJ, absolutely brilliant!

Thank you, delphinium.  And if you want a really easy basic introduction to HTML I recommend this site where you can blast through a tutorial or look up how to do things like blockquotes, as needed.  Just knowing a few simple tags, which is all I know, can be pretty useful sometimes.

That is a sweet site!  I would love to figure out how to do a web page. I bookmarked it to play with.