Help:How to Add Links
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How to Add Links
There are two types of links:
- Internal links allow readers to quickly go from one page to another within TaxAlmanac
- External links allow readers to jump to related pages on external web sites.
Adding links to an article is easy:
- Internal links
- Simply place the name of the page between two sets of brackets, [[Like this]].
- You can also change the wording that is displayed by adding a vertical bar and the text to display, like this: [[page name | text to display]]
- External links
- Simply place the address of the page between one set of brackets, [Like this].
- You can also change the wording that is displayed by adding the text to display, like this: [address text to display]
| Type of Link | How the link looks | How to make the link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Links to other TaxAlmanac pages | Main Page | [[Main Page]] | Put the page title between double brackets |
| TaxAlmanac:User Introductions | [[TaxAlmanac:User Introductions]] | ||
| User Introductions | [[TaxAlmanac:User Introductions | User Introductions]] | You can change what is displayed | |
| Go say hello! | [[TaxAlmanac:User Introductions | Go say hello!]] | ||
| Links to external websites | http://www.irs.gov/ | http://www.irs.gov/ | Simple bare link |
| [1] | [http://www.irs.gov/] | Link with no title | |
| IRS website | [http://www.irs.gov/ IRS website] | Add text to display |
