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David

I have a URL link I want to use in an email message to
identify where I want someone to go to at our web site.
It is rather long and unwieldy and wraps around once or
twice. Is there a way (other than shortening all the file
name references, hyperlink name, bookmark, etc) that I can
create a shorter 'dummy' URL that would point to the real
web page location that I want?

David
 
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chris leeds

the best way I have found is to make a folder in my root:
http://example/folder
in this folder I place a default file I use .asp but you can use .htm and a
meta refresh to send the browser to the url you want them to go to.
with asp it's just response.redirect http://yourlongunwieldyurl/
there are also online things like www.tinyurl.com and the like but I like
using my own site/ folder structure.
HTH
 
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Steve Easton

Write the email in html mode.
Put the words Click to open ( or what ever words you want ) in the email,
highlight them and then click the insert hyperlink icon on the toolbar.
Looks just like and works like the one in FrontPage.

;-)


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Steve Easton

I did. ;-)

Just for grins, I've written web pages in Outlook Express, switched to view
source mode, copied all, pasted into notepad,
saved as .htm dropped it in a web and published it.

;-)

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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Double dang...who knew that was there!?



| Write the email in html mode.
| Put the words Click to open ( or what ever words you want ) in the email,
| highlight them and then click the insert hyperlink icon on the toolbar.
| Looks just like and works like the one in FrontPage.
|
| ;-)
|
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed..................
| ..............................with a computer
| | > I have a URL link I want to use in an email message to
| > identify where I want someone to go to at our web site.
| > It is rather long and unwieldy and wraps around once or
| > twice. Is there a way (other than shortening all the file
| > name references, hyperlink name, bookmark, etc) that I can
| > create a shorter 'dummy' URL that would point to the real
| > web page location that I want?
| >
| > David
| >
|
|
 
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Crash Gordon

I've never had the need to do that, but I may shortly, can you do that in Outlook too? Can you get to source in Outlook?

| I did. ;-)
|
| Just for grins, I've written web pages in Outlook Express, switched to view
| source mode, copied all, pasted into notepad,
| saved as .htm dropped it in a web and published it.
|
| ;-)
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed..................
| ..............................with a computer
| | Double dang...who knew that was there!?
|
|
|
| | | Write the email in html mode.
| | Put the words Click to open ( or what ever words you want ) in the email,
| | highlight them and then click the insert hyperlink icon on the toolbar.
| | Looks just like and works like the one in FrontPage.
| |
| | ;-)
| |
| |
| | --
| | Steve Easton
| | Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| | 95isalive
| | This site is best viewed..................
| | ..............................with a computer
| | | | > I have a URL link I want to use in an email message to
| | > identify where I want someone to go to at our web site.
| | > It is rather long and unwieldy and wraps around once or
| | > twice. Is there a way (other than shortening all the file
| | > name references, hyperlink name, bookmark, etc) that I can
| | > create a shorter 'dummy' URL that would point to the real
| | > web page location that I want?
| | >
| | > David
| | >
| |
| |
|
|
 
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