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Tiny URL, forgive my ignorance

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by oz_media

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Hello all, I guess it's about time to curl up in the fetal position and prove my idiocy.
I undert=stand that using links such as tinyurl.com\xxxx is a great way to shar links to newsgroups that have spaced URL's etc. Apparently there are several similar ways of using shortened URLs and TINYURL is the most common.
SO....WHAT THE HECK IS TINY URL AND HOW DO YOU USE IT ???????
I understand the resoning but not how it is used.
I know it isn't brain sugery but maybe I need some brain surgery, I can't figure this one out.
NO, I haven't done much searching for sources, I figured that this is as good as any, plus at least I know how much validity is in the answers here.
Thanks in advance to Max and Chas (I'm sure they'll have the answer I'm looking for if noone else does).
OM

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by oldefar

The site is http://tinyurl.com/ and you can either use the site or install a link on the browser toolbar. The toolbar approach makes the creation a simple click operation, and the paste a simple ctr v.

I don't remember who passed this on to me some time back, but thanks.

by thechas

The first time I saw the tiny url links was on Q&A questions answered by DKlippert.

After seeing a number of links in his answers, I tried a few, and saw that they worked like normal links.

I then went to www.tinyurl.com and read their instructions.

I added a link to TinyURL on my links bar, and now use them whenever a link is too long for the TR text windows.
I also had to use it to send a particularly long link in an e-mail

NOTE: the automatic copy to the clip-board feature only works in IE.
If you use other web browsers, you need to manually copy the created link on the TinyURL page.

If you pay attention, you can tell while pasting a long link where TR will add a space.

A space is added at every line wrap in the textbox.

Chas

by oz_media

WOW I no longer feel like a newbie (although I really think I am)I can actually paste a cool link like the real IT pros!
Thanks for your help I really appreciate it, sorry I didn't post in the appropriate Q&A forum.

OM

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