Making text into a clickable link in a WordPress blog

1. Using WordPress to:Make text into a clickable linkEmbed a video from YouTube Embed a Google Docs form

2. Making text into a clickable link in a WordPress blog Step 1: Write the text in the usual way

3. Making text into a clickable link in a WordPress blog Step 2: Highlight the phrase you want to make into a link. Make it as descriptive as possible so people know what to expect when they click. Step 3: Click the link icon on the toolbar and a dialog box will appear

4. Making text into a clickable link in a WordPress blog Step 4: Copy and paste the URL into the dialog box Step 5: If you want the page to open in a new window, you can select the option from the drop down box Step 7: Click “Insert” and that’s it! Step 6: Whatever you write in this box will appear when someone mouses over the link on your page

5. Embedding a video from YouTube etc Step 1: Click the Add Media button

6. Embedding a video from YouTube etc Step 2: Select the From URL tab Step 3: Enter the URL for your YouTube Video (NOT the embed code) Step 4: Click Insert into Post. Step 5: When you return to your posting, click Preview to see if the video appears correctly

7. Embedding a Google Docs form • Once you have finished designing and testing your Google Docs form you need to embed it into the relevant page of your web site • Google creates the embed code that you need, so you simply have to paste it into your page

8. Get the embed code from Google Docs

9. In WordPress edit your page in HTML view and paste in the embed code where you want it to appear. You will have to preview the page to see the form