Hyperlink to webpage too long?

[Madridmamacita]

Using Publisher 2003
I want to add a link from my website to a google calendar web page. However,
when I paste the address in "Address" field of the Edit Hyperlink box the
last hundred or so characters do not show. How can I get Publisher to let me
paste the entire url in the address field?

 

[DavidF]

Perhaps convert it to a tiny url: http://www.tiny.cc/ and then paste that
into the address field.

DavidF

 

[Mike Koewler]

The last hundred or so characters do not show? Just how many characters
is this url?

Mike

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

jeez..the link to my Google Calendar is only around 50 characters.

I believe the URL limit is 255 characters...I think.



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[Madridmamacita]

I will go back to the peson that sent the link to me. We are connecting the
calendars of 5 schools then creating a link from the website
k12artscampus.com to those calendars for students and teachers.
This was the link that was sent to me:
http://www.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&color=#A32929

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

whoa..that's huge.
try DavidF's idea about using tinyurl that might work


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[Madridmamacita]

Thanks for your replies. I did try tiny.cc and the 384 character link works
now. However, I am not excited about being diverted to tiny's website before
the link is completed. Not sure if that is mandatory or if it can be changed.
I have emailed their tech support and will see what they say.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

yikes that's not a good alt then!

384 is tooooo big

is that the *only* way to get to the calendar?




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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression

 

[DavidF]

Let us know what you hear from tiny. I have used them several times in the
past but didn't realize that you were diverted to their website.

DavidF

 

[Mike Koewler]

If your Internet Hosting Service offers Fantastico or Plesk, you can
probably install Web Calendar on your own site. I don't think there's
much Google Calendar can do that Web Calendar cannot. You can even run
it inside an i-frame so it keeps a consistent look.

Mike

 

[Madridmamacita]

Tim Boid of Tiny.cc replied to my email request to furnish a miniture URL for
my 384 character monstrosity. He provided me with a "tiny" (14 characters)
link that takes people directly to the target instead of stopping at Tiny.cc
first. He tells me that he is working on a new site that will allow people to
create their own tiny links along with many other valuable features. Thanks
for the tip on Tiny.

An iframe was the other option I was given to access the google calendar but
when I inserted the code fragment only the first two weeks of the calendar
appeared in a rectangular frame. I will stick with Tiny.