Vista - hyperlinks

I used to use Outlook Express, and when I typed in a link, it would
automatically turn it into a hyperlink. In WLM (version 12.0.1606) that is
not the case. Do I have to change to Rich Text formatting and type it into
the window that pops up after clicking on "insert hyperlink"?

Jim

I think that you save to Drafts, then the link will be active.
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Ronald Sommer

"Jim" <jgcraig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, Jim.

As Ron said, it won't work from the Compose window. It will work for the
recipient, but if you want to test before sending it, you'll need to save it
to Drafts, then open that. It still works the same way in WLM 1202.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2009 1202 in Win7 x64 6801)

"Jim" <jgcraig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Question : Why don't you just simply Copy&Paste a link to your e-mail
message area ?

t-4-2

"Jim" <jgcraig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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When typing a hyperlink(while composing in plain text) in 12.0.1606


If composing an email in html, pressing the enter key after the link will convert it to the former:


If composing a news group message in plain text or html, it will not show as a link until viewed in the Drafts or Outbook(Preview pane)

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...winston
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"t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:7A8D7E0E-4A58-4433-8ED5-0863F2E81C43@xxxxxx

My spell checking doesn't know what Outbook is. Outbox?

http://www.wunderground.com/US/Region/US/Fronts.html

Using 14.0.8050.1202, the above shows as a link when composing a news post
in html and is usable as a link using Ctrl + left click.
In plain text post, it shows and is usable as a link when viewed in the
Reading pane of Drafts.
The same results are seen when composing an email.

If composing an email in html, a space after a typed hyperlink changes it to
a hyperlink.
Enter also works.

Is Ctrl + left click something that was added to 14.0.8050.1202?
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Ronald Sommer

"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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When typing a hyperlink(while composing in plain text) in 12.0.1606


If composing an email in html, pressing the enter key after the link will
convert it to the former:


If composing a news group message in plain text or html, it will not show as
a link until viewed in the Drafts or Outbook(Preview pane)

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...winston
ms-mvp mail


"t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ron,
Lol...One of the features of cancelling a spell check.
Should be Outbox.

I didn't test it on 1202, only on 1606 since the op was using the latter.
Though redoing it in 1606 ithis afternoon in html for a news reply or new message...I stand corrected(most likely in haste didn't press the space bar or enter key)...the link does appear.

Control Left Click was present in 1606

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...winston
ms-mvp mail


"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#$LHwXabJHA.1676@xxxxxx

Thanks
I do not have access to 1606 to check.
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Ronald Sommer
"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OQDLWqdbJHA.2320@xxxxxx
Ron,
Lol...One of the features of cancelling a spell check.
Should be Outbox.

I didn't test it on 1202, only on 1606 since the op was using the latter.
Though redoing it in 1606 ithis afternoon in html for a news reply or new message...I stand corrected(most likely in haste didn't press the space bar or enter key)...the link does appear.

Control Left Click was present in 1606

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...winston
ms-mvp mail


"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#$LHwXabJHA.1676@xxxxxxsnipped

In OE when you typed a hyperlink (or did a copy/paste) in a Plain Text
message the link turned blue, but it still wasn't active in the compose
window. if you tried to click on it, nothing would happen.

After the message is sent it becomes active in the receiving mail
program or your sent items.

With WLM in a plain text message, the only difference is that the link
doesn't turn blue in the composition window. But like OE it will be
fine once sent.

The WLM developers probably thought that it was confusing for a link to
appear active in the composition window when it fact it wasn't so the
behavior changed compared to OE.

By the way, with a Plain Text message, nothing in the message itself
indicates that it is a hyperlink. It's just text as you typed it. It's
up to the receiving program to recognize some string of characters as a
potential hyperlink and decide to make it clickable.

Now with Rich Text HTML format messages it's quite different. Hyperlinks
there are explicit in the sent message.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"Jim" <jgcraig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I left it on one XP unit(replacable drive)..for comparison(like this one running XPSp3, Off2K3Sp3, and OE).

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...winston
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"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eZWZLwdbJHA.3952@xxxxxx
Thanks
I do not have access to 1606 to check.
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Ronald Sommer
"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OQDLWqdbJHA.2320@xxxxxx
Ron,
Lol...One of the features of cancelling a spell check.
Should be Outbox.

I didn't test it on 1202, only on 1606 since the op was using the latter.
Though redoing it in 1606 ithis afternoon in html for a news reply or new message...I stand corrected(most likely in haste didn't press the space bar or enter key)...the link does appear.

Control Left Click was present in 1606

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail


"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#$LHwXabJHA.1676@xxxxxxsnipped