User talk:Terrydm1

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Linking Style
Hi User:Terrydm1,

On Wiki page "Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County" we noticed that a few of your links are incorrectly formatted. Links should not display the full URL.

Please refer to Wiki article FamilySearch Wiki-Linking which we use as a standard for additions and changes to Wiki article links. For "HOW TO" code links, please refer to instructions at Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Links.

Your assistance in making the appropriate corrections is greatly appreciated.

Wiki Support Team (Wonghk3)

Email response from User:Terrydm1
Will do. Thank you.

For Wonghk3: Wiki link problem
Hello, you notified me that the external links on the Affiliate Library page for the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County needed to be put in the proper format. I re-did the links, but the only way I could get the "link" box to accept the changes was as is now displayed on the page, and it still shows the full URL. Sorry, but I couldn't get it to accept the links without spelling out the URLs. What now?

You can also reach me at donald.terry@familysearch.org if you want.

Thanks

Don Terry

For Terrydm1: Resolution to Wiki link problem
Hi Donald...

I noticed that you are using visual editor to add your links. Here are the steps you can use to Link text to a URL using Visual Editor:


 * (1) go to the article or page where you want to make changes and open your visual editor by clicking the Edit tab


 * (2) enter the text Link to Website where you want it on the page


 * (3) using your mouse, highlight this text, then press the chain link icon


 * (4) select the External link tab


 * (5) copy the URL from the page you want to go to into the URL box, then click Done

You can do the same with your Directions/Parking Map, by entering the text Link to Directions/Parking Map, highlight that text, and link the desired URL to it. Note: You can even enter that really long Google Map URL you originally had there.

Here is additional documentation that might help you: Help:Wiki University VisualEditor--Links

Hope these instructions are helpful. Let me know how it goes.

Aloha...henny (Wiki Support Team)