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Post by gruntfuttock on Sept 30, 2019 3:27:15 GMT
I want to post a link to my YouTube video.
I have a link in an email on my computer.
This will take me directly to YouTube. However, if i cut and paste said link onto this site the written link remains BLACK and won't link to YouTube.
What am i doing wrong?
All help greatly appreciated.
Dave
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Post by John Brown on Sept 30, 2019 5:15:22 GMT
I go to the YouTube video then go to 'Share' and then 'Copy link' then just paste where required youtu.be/EzgbcyfJgfQ |
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Post by Stu's Dad on Sept 30, 2019 20:38:18 GMT
Dave,
If you want the video to show in the post rather than just the link, when you start a new post you'll see a list of options along the top. Click on the emblem of a clapperboard, and a box will pop up for you to copy the You Tube URL. If you click on the share tag in You Tube, left click on 'Copy', and then right click in the URL box of the post and paste it into there. You have to delete the 's' on the end of 'HTTP' and then click on 'Insert'.
I hope that makes sense,
Len
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Post by gruntfuttock on Sept 30, 2019 23:24:04 GMT
Hi John. I tried your suggestion but it didn’t work for me - hence my post above.
Hi Len. I’ll give your suggestion a try.
Thank you both. Dave
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Post by DaveC on Oct 1, 2019 12:47:22 GMT
Hi Dave,
A simple but crude way of putting the just the link into a ProBoards thread is:
1. Open the YouTube item using a browser,
2. Highlight the entire YouTube URL at the top of the browser page,
3. Press Ctrl-C (this copies the URL to the Clipboard),
4. Place the cursor in the Create box or Reply box of the ProBoards thread,
5. Press Ctrl-V (this pastes the URL into the box) and, when you've finished writing the rest of the message,
6. Post the new Thread or Reply.
DaveC.
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Post by shadfan4 on Oct 1, 2019 13:03:02 GMT
If like my youtube it's now showing as youtube studio, click on your youtube vid and on the right you will see the video link in blue with the small video, just right click & copy, & post. This from my youTube  Mike. |
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Post by gruntfuttock on Oct 1, 2019 21:37:33 GMT
Thanks Mike and DaveC. I’m away from home at present and will try all suggestions on my return.
Thanks again! Dave
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Post by gruntfuttock on Oct 5, 2019 6:08:34 GMT
I've followed the directions above. I can get the video link into a new post - however - the link remains BLACK and does not change to BLUE - so it doesn't in fact link to anything!
Any additional tips?! Please!!
Dave
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Post by shadfan4 on Oct 5, 2019 7:22:16 GMT
Just done it again and as you see it's blue. Are you looking at the preview, as that stays black until posted, when copying the link right click and "Copy Link Location" then paste. Mike. My cover on youtube youtu.be/XDl3r1Ncj30 |
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Post by gruntfuttock on Oct 5, 2019 14:13:37 GMT
Hi Mike. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Yes - I was looking at the preview - afraid to “Post” in case I had done something wrong.
After all of this I feel too nervous to post a sound file!
Thanks. Dave
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