HTML Basics for MySpace

OK. So you've taken the plunge and set up your MySpace account. So far so good. You've also noticed how people are able to put links to other pages that don't look like a lot of gibberish.

On this page, we'll cover the basics of creating an HTML hyper-link, or "link".

On subsequent pages, we will also cover fancy looking fonts, clickable images and discuss some of the concepts of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

If there's something you think I should add in this "how-to", or if you have a question, just contact me and send me an email.

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HTML Link Basics

Some URLs on MySpace are quite long and trying to share a link to an interesting page/location can be quite a burden. So there is a simple 1,2,3 type of tutorial on creating a hyperlink.

The Basics
There are 2 parts to a hyperlink:

The url
The display text

The URL is the web address where clicking the link will take you (excuse the bad grammer).

The Display Text is (surprise) the text that is displayed as the text on which you will click.

The two pieces go together like this:
<a href="URL">DISPLAY TEXT</a>

Let's go over an actual example.

My actual MySpace URL is http://www.myspace.com/dadkind. (Stop by when you get a chance!)

If you wanted to make a link with a shorter, friendly display such as "Click Here" you would enter this text:
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dadkind">Click Here</a>

When put on a post or a page it will look like this:
Click Here.

Here is what this looks like in the MySpace profile editor (click the image for a full-screen close up):

Well, there's the 30 second explanation of how to create a link. If you have any more questions, just go to my home page, click the "Contact me" link and send me an email.