Please help this dummy with a simple html question

I used to know this but forgot.. how do you embed a link title ( or any words) into a URL, so when you post it it shows the title or words instead of the url?

As you see I want to do this in my sig file,

[edit on 15-8-2010 by JohnPhoenix]

Either click on the little globe on the format panel above the posting box or use the following code:

[ url=http://website addy here]TEXT HERE[/url]

Take out the space after the first bracket

[edit on August 15th 2010 by greeneyedleo]

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Please help this dummy with a simple html question


Just use the quote to see the BBcode of the link above, this is used for any web link

edit
Late as always


[edit on 15/8/2010 by Sauron]

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[ url=http://hyperlink-you-want-to-use.com]Name of the url[/url ]



*edit* i was too slow on the draw!

[edit on 15/8/10 by locster]

Yall are both late

OP: For your siggy it would be....

[ url=http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=603120&page=1#pid9413639]Join The Great ATS Thought Experiment (LOA) [/url]

***Take out space after first bracket


[edit on August 15th 2010 by greeneyedleo]

Geez its been a while. I believe its blahblah

GOD I HATE SATELLITE

Anyways Thought you meant actual HTML

I typed < link href = " link.com " > blah blah < /link > Minus all those spaces..

Didnt realize you meant BBCode.

Glad to see alot of people helping.

[edit on 8/15/2010 by madmangunradio]

This is a test to see if i have done it right.

Edit: yep.. Got it ! I had saved the formula to a text file before but could not find it.

Thanks all!

[edit on 15-8-2010 by JohnPhoenix]

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Let me be the first to say it worked!
Congratulations

Take that Greeneyedleo!

[edit on 15/8/10 by locster]

Hey OP, Here is the best BBcode thread on the site, that I have found.

A Guide to BBCode on ATS

Mod's - great reply, fast also (and I'm not being funny - so don't hit me!)

I guess the OP answered some of my questions. I had bookmarked an ATS page but lost it when I uninstalled the firefox beta 4 and nuked the bookmarks (yeah, stupid hey) Anyone got the link? I Think "Loam" posted it.

Any help Mods??

Originally posted by TortoiseKweek
Mod's - great reply, fast also (and I'm not being funny - so don't hit me!)

I guess the OP answered some of my questions. I had bookmarked an ATS page but lost it when I uninstalled the firefox beta 4 and nuked the bookmarks (yeah, stupid hey) Anyone got the link? I Think "Loam" posted it.

Any help Mods??

BBCodes by Loam

[edit on August 15th 2010 by greeneyedleo]

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Thanks Mod!