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[Mctavish]

I still can't get my head round how I can refer to previous threads and then post with the number of the thread.
PLEASE will someone enlighten me ?

[ummmm]

do you mean a link to a previous thread in a current thread?

Like this...

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question943310.html

[Mctavish]

That is just what i mean ummmm

[AB Editor]

In the URL bar at the top of your browser you'll see something like:

http://www.theanswerbank/blahblahblablah

This is the "address" for the page you're on.

So, if you want to reference another page in this way, you can:
1. Visit that page
2. Click into the URL bar
3. Press Ctrl+A to select all the text in the box
4. Press Ctrl+C to copy it
5. Go to where you want to place the reference, write you answer etc and then press ctrl+V to paste it

Try it in notepad a few times, it'll be second nature soon enough!

Spare Ed

[Mctavish]

Spare ed thank you very much for the explanation. Not usually so dim but have never been able to suss this out so will now go and practice.

[bibblebub]

If you are using Firefox use the add-on Tab Mix Plus which, amongst it's many excellent features, is a tab menu option to copy a tab's URL to the clipboard, so no having to mess around with the address bar.

[Mctavish]

Thanks bibblebut but haven'tgot firefox

[Mctavish]

Success !! It actually works for me.

[AB Editor]

Nice work.

Spare