Links to maps
 

I am somewhat computer challenged and have always wondered how to do this...

Say the is a like to a map in a post and i would like to play the same map in a game I was creating or perhaps to help someone get it to start a game.

I have tried Paste and copy and everything else i can think of but don't get the link in blue where you just click on it.

Instead I get a long series of of figures that i would have to copy down and then try and repeat them in my browser.


How can I do this easily...It must be easy to do as I see everyone (but me off course) doing it.

Thanks

Re: Links to maps
 

When you write a new post, there is a number of tools displayed at the top. One of them is the "insert link" tool.

If you click it there will be a popup window where you insert the URL, most easily by copying it before writing the post or from another tab.

If you select some text before clicking then that text will become the link. Like this.

If you don´t the link will be named like the URL. Like this: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=138

You can also make images into links, like the one in my sig.

Re: Links to maps
 

Wait...are you just trying to download a map from a forum post link? And when you click on the link you get a stream of misc characters?

If that's the case, do a right-click on the link, and check the "Save link as" (or similar) option. If it's not in a context menu for a simple right-click, try other variations (this is going to be browser specific) like shift-click, alt-click, open-apple-click, whatever.

Otherwise, check your browser's help/documentation to see how to save the target of a link as a file.