Creating a link in the discussion group

Go to the page you want to link on the Internet -- for this exercise we will go to http://www.bcconline.com.

Look for the long white rectangle located in the top portion of the program. This dialog box is called the address bar in Internet Explorer and the location bar in Netscape.  The graphics below show the address bar and the location bar respectively:

Internet Explorer

Netscape Communicator

Click once on the website address or location to highlight it.

Internet Explorer

Netscape Communicator

Place your mouse over the blue highlighted area and then click your RIGHT mouse button once.  The following menu will appear:

Internet Explorer

Netscape Communicator

Click the copy command

Internet Explorer

Netscape Communicator

Go to the discussion group. Right click inside the add a message box, and choose the paste command.

Note: If you are creating a new conversation you will need to enter a subject before posting! If you are adding to an existing conversation you are not given the option to add a subject link..

Choose the paste command in either Internet Explorer or Netscape

Click preview/post message

Click the post this message button and you are done! 

Congratulations!  You have entered a valid link in the discussion group.