craigslist posting ????
 

Dumb question, how do you bring a craigslist link to this forum to list under the craigslist category? I tried for a long time last night without success. Thanks Jim:confused:

Open the Craigslist Alert thread
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/153455-craigslist-alert-thread.html

Click the "Post Reply" button in the upper or lower left part of your screen.
Type your message.
Click the "Submit Reply" button.

Yes but say I want to share something that I saw on C/L with the forum. How do I bring that listing to the Mercedesshop C/L link. Sorry, its probably simple but I am a carpenter, not an i t guy. Thanks

Cut and paste the CL page in from the top of the browser into the message.

Cut and paste
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http://atlanta.craigslist.org/car/617573587.html
MERCEDES STATION WAGON Diesel - $1000 (Gwinnett)
Reply to: sale-617573587@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-03-24, 10:26PM EDT


Fresh new paint job
Tan Interior
Runs
Needs alternator
tune up needed
shiftdown cable needs to be adjusted
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Or, screenshot.

Ignore what lance just said (sorry lance, not trying to be a dick, k?). THis guy is a carpenter, my dad is one. I went though this with my dad (cutting and pasting). Ok, see that white bar on the broswer (near where it says exit, edit, veiw ect ect). it has something that starts with http://


Ok well thats the page address. Thats where you are on the internet. If your on a craigslist page and want to put it here, you go to the address up there, highlight it, right click, copy. Then when you post a reply here, you right click and paste. The craigslist link should now be there.


Also sorry if you know more than I thought, im just assuming you dont know what copying and pasting is.

Did you try using a hammer on it?

Sorry, Big Jim, I couldn't help myself. I was thinking about that old saying, "For a man with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."

I usually just highlight the address bar at the top of the screen, hit the right mouse button and choose copy off the menu that appears there. Then you post your comments, right the right mouse button again, and choose paste.

Cut and paste answer from a Google search.
 

How do I copy and paste a Web address into my Web browser?

Answer:
E-mail messages and other documents often include URLs, or Web addresses, in their text. Sometimes, just clicking the link will open the page in your Web browser. Other times, however, you will be asked to copy and paste the address into your browser.

To do this, select the entire Web address using the mouse. Click and drag the cursor across the URL, starting with the "http://" part and ending with the last part of the address. The address may end in ".html," ".php," a slash, such as "/," or just the domain suffix, such as ".com." Whatever the case, make sure you select the entire address.

Once the link is selected, copy the text to the clipboard by choosing "Copy" from the Edit menu of the program you are using. You may also use the keyboard shortcut Control-C (PC) or Command-C (Mac). Next, open a new window in your Web browser, such as Internet Explorer. Select the entire address in the address field at the top of the window. This can often be done by triple-clicking inside the address field.

Once the complete address is selected, you can paste the URL you copied over the current text. You don't even have to delete the text before pasting over it (though doing so will accomplish the same thing). To paste the new Web address, select "Paste" from the Edit menu or use the keyboard shortcut Control-V (PC) or Command-V (Mac). The new URL should show up in the Web browser's address field. Finally, press the Enter or Return button on your keyboard and the correct Web page should open.

Note that Web addresses that take up two lines in an e-mail or text document often have to be copied and pasted in two parts. This is required when there is a line break (a.k.a. a return character) that separates the lines. You will need to copy one line at a time and paste them next to each other in the Web browser's address field. This is because the Web browser will only paste the text up to the line break at the end of the first line. Therefore, if you try to copy and paste both lines at once, you may only get half the address.

I'm a carpenter too, if you can build a house you can do this too. Neither one is mutually exclusive.

Thanks for all your help guys. This forum has alot of great people on there. I tried what you guys said and during that time my son came home from school and did it for me in 11 seconds. He's 9... go figure. The link is for a rodbender near me with a little humor I threw in there. Thanks again. Jim :)

you know what I do to my dad? I set his desktop background to something that pisses him off becuase he doesnt know how to change it :P

11 SECONDS??? any serious 9year old should have done it in less than 2... :eek:

Not if he's using the Edit menus for lack of knowing the tricks of the right mouse button. 11 secs is about right with only a left button and no keyboard shortcuts. I mean, there is a learning curve after all ;)

Even in elementary school I was the kid that finished in the computer lab in about ten minutes and walked around helping the teachers help everybody else.