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<H1 unselectable="on">Creating a Link and Retrieving the URL</H1>
<script>
function AddLink()
{//Identify selected text
var sText = document.selection.createRange();
if (!sText==""){
//Create link
document.execCommand("CreateLink");
//Replace text with URL
if (sText.parentElement().tagName == "A"){
//sText.parentElement().innerText=sText.parentElement().href;
document.execCommand("ForeColor","false","#FF0033");
}
}
else{
alert("Please select some blue text!");
}
}
</script>
<P unselectable="on">Select any portion of the following blue text, such as "My favorite Web site". Click the button to turn the selected text into a link. The text will be changed to the URL that you specify.</P>
<P style="color=#3366CC">My favorite Web site is worth clicking on. Don't forget to check out my favorite music group!</P>
<BUTTON onclick="AddLink()" unselectable="on">Click to add link</BUTTON>
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