Title: Hyperlink
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Hyperlink

 *  [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * (@realastateftlauderdalefl)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/)
 * When I Highlight the phrase I want to “link” and click on the “link”
 * Below is what comes up and the page I want to put the link on immediately turns“
   light” I put paste the url page I want to link to and click OK but nothing happens.
 * Link Info Target Advanced
 * Link Type
 *  URL Link to anchor in the text E-mail
 * Protocol
 *  [http://‎](http://‎) [https://‎](https://‎) ftp://‎ news://‎ <other>
 * URL
 * Select an Anchor
 * By Anchor Name
 * By Element Id
 * (No anchors available in the document)
 * E-Mail Address
 * Message Subject
 * Message Body
 * ◢
 * OK Cancel

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4621984)
 * Are you highlighting the text that you want to turn into a link _before_ selecting
   the Link button?
 *  Thread Starter [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * (@realastateftlauderdalefl)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622061)
 * Yes, I am familiar with this as I have done it many times on other web pages (
   not wordpress)
 * Thank you esmi
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622062)
 * Can you post a link in this forum topic?
 *  Thread Starter [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * (@realastateftlauderdalefl)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622069)
 * Sorry, not exactly know what you mean
 *  Thread Starter [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * (@realastateftlauderdalefl)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622070)
 * Do you mean to the page i am trying to put the link in /
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622071)
 * Do you know how to post a link in this topic – e.g. [this link](https://codex.wordpress.org/Linking_Posts_Pages_and_Categories)?
 *  Thread Starter [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * (@realastateftlauderdalefl)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622079)
 * yes
 *  Thread Starter [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * (@realastateftlauderdalefl)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622148)
 * esmi
 * I lost you, what is it you want me to do / please explain
 * Thank you

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 * [hyperlink](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hyperlink/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 8 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Jim McGrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/realastateftlauderdalefl/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hyperlink-7/#post-4622148)
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