Stupid question: How do I add links to text in thread?

[manosaurus]

Instead of typing a link into a post like this:

http://www.zombo.com

How could I link a specific word(s) to a web page without the actual URL visable in the text of the post?

[atszyman]

Instead of typing a link into a post like this:

http://www.zombo.com

How could I link a specific word(s) to a link?

[ url=http://www.apple.com ]apple[ /url ]

without the spaces in the brackets.

quote my reply in another reply to see it in action below

apple (http://www.apple.com)

[manosaurus]

[ url=http://www.apple.com ]apple[ /url ]

without the spaces in the brackets.

quote my reply in another reply to see it in action below

apple (http://www.apple.com)

Thanks man. I'll test (http://www.zombo.com) it.

[devilot]

You could also post the text you want to appear first, like, "Linky (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=311202)."
Copy the full URL, then highlight the word and click the little insert link icon: http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/editor/createlink.gif and paste the URL in the field. :)

[manosaurus]

Another stupid question:

What"s with the brackets ("[" and "]") though? The HTML I have been learing is using the "<" and ">" symbols.

[atszyman]

Another stupid question:

What"s with the brackets ("[" and "]") though? The HTML I have been learing is using the "<" and ">" symbols.

This isn't HTML it's vB code.

Here (http://forums.macrumors.com/misc.php?do=bbcode) is a list of many supported commands/tags.