Pasting a link to a page.

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This is silly and probably really easy but when you paste a link to a page into a post for example how can you get that link to go to a specific area of the page? For example, if I posted a link to a thread in another forum, which is very common, how do I get that posted link to show a specific post? Or if I post a link to a page and the area I want to show is half way down the page how do you get the link to open there?

I ask because I have been clicking on some links lately and the link opens to a specific area of the page or thread no scrolling necessary. When I post a link it just opens to the top of the page so if the area I am trying to link is at the bottom or middle I have to give instructions with my link that the info is at the bottom or halfway down or what ever.

This is something that I should know how to do but I don't :unsure: When you finish laughing please post the instructions :lol:

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At the top right hand corner of a post you will see Post #1 for example.

Click the #1 and that will give you the link to go straight to that post.

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With regards to linking to a particular post in a thread, right click on the post number and select "Copy Link Location". And then paste it.

These things are only easy if you've done it before.

EDIT: Beaten to the draw.

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Sorry Dennis, I only just beat you though. :)

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OK thanks guys that was easy like I figured it would be :lol:

What about a page not a post? I have been seeing this a lot lately. Some one posts a link to a page and the link opens exactly at the area the person is referring to.

Edit: I notice some forums don't have the numbers on the post so how do you do it to those?

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One of lifes mysteries at the moment.

I know exactly what you mean, and I've been looking around trying to reproduce it somewhere, but I can't. :(

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I guess this wasn't as easy as I thought. Nobody knows how to do this? I don't feel so blond and big boobed now :lol:

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Wow still no solution. I would have thought some one here would know how. Not much goes unanswered on this site. I will have to go on a mission and find out how it's done. I never really cared about it until I needed to post a link and couldn't get the link to open where I wanted.

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after the url, insert # + the first word of the area you want it to scroll to. Sometimes it doesn't work though, if the page is badly coded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Other_uses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifier

there it is

use _ for space, %20 doesn't work

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Anthony, I've just done it without even trying. Being able to do this must be based somehow on the structure or format of the page you're on.

Click the Videohelp.com link at the end of this post:

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showto...st&p=103265

It takes you to the place on that page where I was when I copied nothing but the address bar. That's what I tried yesterday, (not on this site), but it didn't work.

I haven't looked at your links yet Talldog, which I'm gonna do.

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after the url, insert # + the first word of the area you want it to scroll to. Sometimes it doesn't work though, if the page is badly coded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Other_uses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifier

there it is

use _ for space, %20 doesn't work

Interesting thanks.

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Anthony, I've just done it without even trying. Being able to do this must be based somehow on the structure or format of the page you're on.

Click the Videohelp.com link at the end of this post:

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showto...st&p=103265

It takes you to the place on that page where I was when I copied nothing but the address bar. That's what I tried yesterday, (not on this site), but it didn't work.

Seems to be hit and miss. I wonder if those links I have clicked on that go right to the proper place in the page just worked out like yours did?

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after the url, insert # + the first word of the area you want it to scroll to. Sometimes it doesn't work though, if the page is badly coded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign#Other_uses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifier

there it is

use _ for space, %20 doesn't work

# # # #

octothorp / octothorpe / octathorp / octatherp Sounds like an important surgical tool to me !!!

It's been a long time since I never used those terms.Hmmm...

Thanks Talldog.That is going to help all of us a lot.

Where do we look to learn all those different parameters after the URL at the top of this window ?

:) davey

P.S. IE7 Pro spell checker does not like those terms either.I think I'll leave them out of my dictionary.

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Well here is an example of what I was asking to do. Hazlenut posted a link to an article about antivirus software and the link opens the page right where the article starts. How did she do that? Here is the thread she started and the link is in her post.

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=15825&hl=

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Well here is an example of what I was asking to do. Hazlenut posted a link to an article about antivirus software and the link opens the page right where the article starts. How did she do that? Here is the thread she started and the link is in her post.

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=15825&hl=

The little red triangle next to to article title is a permalink that gives a direct link to the article.

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The little red triangle next to to article title is a permalink that gives a direct link to the article.

I have been trying to access that site and see the permalink you are referring to but I can't seem to get in there for the last hour or so.

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I have been trying to access that site and see the permalink you are referring to but I can't seem to get in there for the last hour or so.

Hmm, your right Anthony, can't get to it either atm. :huh:

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Probably the sheer amount of downloads has brought it to it's knees :)