Adding A Link To Your Blog Post

Occasionally, you see a very odd, cryptic complaint

I just added a link in my blog, but the link vanished.

No, it wasn't your imagination.

With some web sites, you

1. Decide where to put a link, and position the cursor there.
2. Hit the Insert Link button.
3. Paste or type the caption.
4. Paste or type the link.
5. The editor adds the link to the caption, and adds both to the article, where you had positioned the cursor.

With Blogger, and a few other web sites, the procedure is ever so slightly different. You

1. Paste or type the caption, as part of the text in the article.
2. Decide where to put the link, and highlight the link caption.
3. Hit the Insert Link button.
4. Paste or type the target URL. Be careful, and get the syntax absolutely right.
5. The editor adds the link around the highlighted text, and to the article.

This is yet another feature that makes Blogger different from a few other web sites. And having been through the above, you may find Blogger Help: How do I make a link to another webpage? to be of interest to you.

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