Questions tagged [links]
Or Hyperlinks - a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically.
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Refresh preview image of hyperink in Google Docs
I've got a nice resume going in Google Docs, with a hyperlink to my GitHub account. For years the account showed a silly profile photo, now I've updated it to something more professional.
But the ...
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How can I paste HYPERLINK formula in Google Sheets cell, to make it clickable link with defined text?
I got a script that takes some data and prepares it to paste into Google Sheets cells, some of which are supposed to be links with custom text. But when I paste hyperlink formula the script created, ...
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How to fix broken Google photo URL links
I use URL links from my google photos in my wordpress.com blog. I've been doing this for 5+ years on over 400 posts without any problems. HOWEVER in early October it appears Google moved my photos and ...
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Create a hyperlink from two columns, one with title and one with links, then retain only the hyperlink without losing the references
Demo sheet here.
Say I have two columns, one with string literal names, and one with links (in text form)
A B
Restaurant 1 http://www.link1.com
Restaurant 2 http://www.link2.com
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How can I get a URL for a document on the web that remains stable in the long term? [closed]
... and by long term, I mean really long term, like at least for a decade, preferably much longer.
What I want to do is to store some text online that I can edit whenever I like. Also, I want to have ...
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Why did Facebook blacklist my website?
I have a site helpmen.org which I use to sell domain names. I used to link to it from my Facebook page, but now it's blacklisted and all posts featuring it have been automatically removed. Since my ...
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Automatic link to OneDrive
I created a program that creates some word * .doc files and then transfers them to OneDrive; authorized persons are able to view and modify these documents and the changes are immediately visible to ...
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Convert Non google URL image links in a Google Document with actual images
I am trying to do something very similar to another thread (Convert all links to images in a Google Document with actual images) but with non google stored URL links.
DriveApp only works for google, ...
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Auto Create New Google Sheet With Column Headers Based on List of Names
I'm trying to create a VERY basic CRM tool. I want to create a running list of customer names. Once I enter a name in Column A I'd like a new Sheet automatically created with pre-set columns I can ...
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Export PDF link sheet ID auto change
I have the link for export as PDF a specific range on a sheet
=HYPERLINK("*****export?exportFormat=pdf&format=pdf&gid=962914045&range=A1:H68&pagenumbers=false&gridlines=false&...
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How can I succesfully create a correctly linked pdf from a complex Google Docs
I have a similar problem as TL;DR, reported here:
Can’t download/export a large Google Docs document as PDF (what are the limits on Google Drive?). (n.d.). Retrieved 12 May 2019, from Web ...
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Direct YouTube link as background video not working
I have video banners using the direct mp4 link to YouTube videos using the solution posted by 'ale' here
This worked perfectly yesterday however when viewing the site today, none of the videos load ...
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Using a cell value, to dynamically create a formula, that links to a cell in a different sheet (tab)
Ok. This is a bit complicated, but I will do my best to describe the problem. All of these elements are located in multiple Sheet pages (Tabs) within one singular Google Sheet (Workbook).
Sheet 1: ...
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Why does google use 1000 char long image links?
When I copy an image address from the gallery on google.fr/images it copies this to my clipboard, why?
data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/...
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Problem inserting a column and cell reference/link
I have a sort of summary in my Google sheet.
In the second column, I refer to the sub tables further in the sheet with e.g. this content:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J-
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How do I insert different cell data from a table into a hyperlink?
I have a table of different cell data that I want to insert into different hyperlinks for each item:
=HYPERLINK("https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/CELL DATA TO BE INSERTED/security","SECURITY")
Cell ...
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How to stop Google Drawings from changing links when exporting as SVG
When I create a Google Drawing and add links to different elements, upon exporting the drawing as a SVG Google changes all of my links to point to a Google search redirector instead of using the links ...
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Image in a cell with a hyperlink
I need a cell that contains an image to also contain a hyperlink.
Following formula is the only one I found but doesn't work (error analyzing formula)
=HYPERLINK("URL", image("URL"))
Following ...
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Can I get a link to a specific slide in a video presentation on videolectures.net?
How I can get a link to a specific slide in a video presentation on http://videolectures.net/?
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Creating a hyperlink from same cell as text entry
The following code, from its original state, would let me enter a text value in column4, and the code would convert the entry into a hyperlink from what was entered.
I tried to take it one step ...
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How can I link to a specific event in a public calendar so others can view without signing into Google?
I would like to share an event in a public Google Calendar. When I click the event, it pops up with the description, but doesn't change the URL to copy. If I click Options > Publish Event > Copy Link
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Back reference in Wikipedia
Say an entry A has a cross-reference pointing to entry B. Is there any chance that given entry B, we can know it is referred by entry A (any probably other entries)?
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Bookmark Gmail conversation
I would like to get a bookmark (permanent url) for a Gmail conversation, for myself (not to share with third parties). The url displayed in the Browser contains information related to the current ...
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Firebase Dynamic Link service — I can't understand exactly what it's about [closed]
I read the news that Google has shut down his short linker service goo.gl and the fact that FDL APIs will be used instead. And I've watched a video about the matter. However, I still can't comprehend ...
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Can't email a link copied from Facebook
When I paste a very long URL to a Facebook group, it is no longer displayed in full. For example, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/abskal271_N782HsnaksLK (link is made up) becomes https://drive....
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Script to call the sheets sharable link
Is there a script for google sheets that calls the sharable link of that specific sheets?
I'm using the Mailapp.sendEmail function to send emails to our manufacturer whenever there is a revision to a ...
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MediaWiki plural links
I have quite a lot of pages with plural named titles, eg widgets.
If a mention a widget and want to make it a link I have to put [[widgets|widget]].
I know there is a pipe trick to give a singular ...
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Is there a way to put an aliased hyperlink in the confirmation message of Google Forms?
I'd like the message to look like:
thanks for your answer, please click here
while the word "here" is clickable and directs to a URL.
I've tried wrapping the hyperlink with quotes, and these ...
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How to change the default link color in Google Slides?
I have a presentation in Google Slides. Every new link is colored cyan by default and all existing links have this default color as well. How could I change this default color that determines the ...
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Programmatically create an internal hyperlink
I need to programmatically create a large number of links in a Google Sheets that point to a specific range in another sheet of the same document. I tried to use named ranges for that but for the ...
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Identifying Defunct YouTube links
Suppose we have stored a YouTube link in our favorites or folder, without anything to identify what the link might have been, as the link at YouTube has now removed/unavailable after some unknown ...
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How do you add a link to slack bot button?
I've created a slack bot, and it sends messages to a channel. I've added a button, and what I'd like to accomplish is having the button redirect the user to an external website.
Is this possible?
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What URL escaping does GitHub markdown expect?
I have a markdown file checked into GitHub, and in this file I want to link to the following URL:
https://query.wikidata.org/#%23 Diplomatic missions with no operator.%0ASELECT DISTINCT%0A%09%...
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Email link target changed in mailinator
I have generated a mail from my website which has some link with target specified as _blank
<a href="http://foo.com" target="_blank">foo</a>
but when i checked in mailinator, it was ...
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How can I create a link that I can give to someone which creates a copy of a Google Sheet, which based off of an existing sheet?
So I'd like to give my customers a link which they can click on. When they click on it, it automatically creates a new Google sheet which is based off of a template I've created.
Down the line I'd ...
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How to add a separate permalink icon/button on Tumblr blog page?
I have added permalinks to my photographs. When on my Tumblr blog page these are accessible when you click on the timestamp, which is OK, but if a non-Tumblr user visited the blog, he/she would most ...
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Blogs added under the Blogger Gadget, “Blog List”, will not load
I have a blog called "Sociological Inquiries" and I've tried to add other sociology related blogs using the "blog list" gadget in Blogger but after I've added them, half of them will work and half ...
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How to set the Title of Form in a popup of Google Spreadsheets as a link?
I have changed the sheet keys below for confidentiality.
How to I set the Title of Form in a Popup of Google Spreadsheets as a LINK. What which was the Popup that created by me?
Attempt 1 :
THE ...
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How can I link to revision history overview of a (word) document on Google Docs?
Is it possible to link directly to the revision history of a document in google docs, in particular a word document? I need to link to the revision overview, not a specific revision.
I tried to ...
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Append the cell content as a URL parameter and create a link
Here's a sample form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiPSHacKKNEfe-Jq82DBScbCBRkwtm8rq2Jq7y-ceLgGIC3Q/viewform
And here's the linked spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/...
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How do I format links in Google's My Maps location descriptions?
Google's My Maps supports the placement and customization of locations in its map edition, including the ability to add a "description" to added locations. However I don't see how to format links ...
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Why does my email have random hyperlinks where there are none?
Just to elaborate on that, I typed out an email on Word and copied it to Yahoo Mail and I noticed that one paragraph had been hyperlinked automatically! There isn't supposed to be a hyperlink there! ...
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How do I prevent auto-linkification in BitBucket commit comments?
BitBucket auto-linkifies some text in your comment comments, like issue numbers after the word "issue" and what it thinks are changest identifiers/hashes.
Now, I'm writing this table which has a ...
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Is there a Google Play link that automatically starts playing music?
Main question:
At the moment, when I want to play music I have to go here: play.google.com/music/listen#/home
And then click the I'm Feeling Lucky icon or another playlist.
I would like to have a ...
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What is the the default order of the links returned by “Get sharable links” on Google Drive?
I read here how to get links of multiple files in Google Drive: Get share link of multiple files in Google Drive to put in spreadsheet. This works but the links which are generated are not following ...
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Hyperlink Based Charts? [closed]
I know that Google provides tex format mathematical equations: https://developers.google.com/chart/infographics/docs/formulas?hl=en in the form of a hyperlink.
If I'm doing a flowchart, does Google ...
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Dropdown lists with hyperlinks
I'm trying to set up sheet1 with a dropdown list.
Data validation, cell range: Sheet1!B16
Criteria: List from a range Sheet2!A:A
Show dropdown list in cell
On invalid data show warning.
Data on ...
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Moving a linked site contained in a Facebook post
Several people shared a Facebook link to a temporary site I was running. I will be taking this site offline soon as I have the permanent one in place. Is there any way to get Facebook to update the ...
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How to edit fixed link text in Google Forms
Does anybody know if its possible to edit the link text in the confirmation form of a Google Form?
Having enabled the summary of responses, I have the following link text which is set by the form:
'...
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Link Windows installer through bit.ly?
I have released a Windows installer as open-source software (it is a well-known software with peer-reviewed article in scientific journal) and wanted to get some download metrics with bit.ly service, ...
