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Hi, Pete,

Do you know how to keep a hot link a hotlink when it’s in the same post containing other HTML elsewhere in the post?

For example, if I add any HTML command such as “ < p > “ (but without the 2x quotation marks and spaces around the “p”)* after the paragraphs in this post, the below hotlink (address) will go dead. (I can still repaste the address into a new browser window search field, of course.)

*Or in your examples “ (p) “.

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=pah&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1

Paul: (Earlier post...) We do not need a new thread for HTML, we have Shadow Ace's HTML Sandbox. (Diane previously gave a link??) Remember that if you use HTML in one part of your reply, you need to use it in all of the reply or it will not display correctly. Remember to use " and< and > in pairs and /> to terminate your command.

This is the FR HTML resource.

HTML SANDBOX 2021

Regarding "Hot Links", Click it to open, go down to the section for "Links" which has the information on how to post a link.

I would suggest that you open the HTML Sandbox in a separate tab. Cut and paste the commands directly into "Your Reply" Box. Always "Preview" before you post. Play with the HTML Elements until the preview formats the way you want. As Diane said, you may need to play with it to make it work. At some point you may want to put HTML formatting you use over and over on a Word Document on your Desktop.

***For educational purposes.....If you ever want to see how FreeRepublic (or any website) coverts your reply to HTML, right click your mouse. Select and click "View Page Source". This is so you can see what the page looks like in HTML. You can scroll down until you come to your entry, or, you can review how someone else's post to see the HTML used, and maybe copy some of it. Hit escape to return to the Non-HTML text.

**Thanks Jim Rob for Designing and sponsoring FR! Thanks Shadow Ace, thanks for your HTML Guide!