Text help!!!!

[sharonavnon]

I am having a real problem with text in my site.

I have a page called stores and on that page there is a lot of text that needs to fit in a scroll bar area.

with in that text there are several stores names.

all of these names need to link to the actual store.

how do i do this?

i am so fustrated at this point and need real help.

my site is http://www.tutimnyc.com
the page is STORES

sharon

[Marincky]

Re: Text help!!!!

Not sure what your problem is Sharon?

Where you enter the text that appears in the scroll.. Highlight the words you want to link from, click on the icon link and link up?

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

my text is sitting in a the 'textarea properties' when i want to edit the text it opens the 'textarea properties' box and has me edit text there.

when i am in the 'textarea properties' box IT DOES NOT LET ME CLICK ON ANY TOOLS OUTSIDE OF THIS BOX!!!

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

let me just explain how i created this text box with link.

click insert >
click form >
click> text area

then place text there

you will see it DOES NOT LET YOU CREATED LINKS

i ahve no clue how to create a text field with a scroll bar and links within the text

[Marincky]

Re: Text help!!!!

Oh ok you've done it that way!

Suggestion: Open a blank white page.

List your text there, going no wider than your present area.

Go to your stores page and remove that text area box and click on the Iframe icon.

Add the iframe to your page, stretching it to the size you want.

Enter the url to point to the blank page you just enetered the text on

Publish both pages.

Here's one I prepared earlier...

[Marincky]

Re: Text help!!!!

Here's how to create one

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

is there a tutorial for this?

i am not sure i totaly understand

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

i read what you wrote and still do not understand how you created the scroll bar. can you email the step by step process to create a page like that???

[Marincky]

Re: Text help!!!!

Have you seen this Sharon?

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

do you mean Iframe icon or inline frame icon???

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

i just tried what you wrote above and it did not work.

this is so fustrating...

seems like this should be a very simple task to create a text box with a few links inside.

why is this so complicated??

[Marincky]

Re: Text help!!!!

Sharon, It's not complicated at all, take a deep breath.........

Now, click on the tutorial. I gave you the link now twice in posts 6 and 9.

[sharonavnon]

Re: Text help!!!!

i am sorry but i still do not understand how that tutorials tells me how to make a FULL text field with many lines of text and some links with-in the text...and have a scroll bar on the right.

sorry i still do not understand

[Marincky]

Re: Text help!!!!

Well, I can charge you £50 and make it for you... or you can try and work it out.. trust me it is very very simple.

open a blank page name it 'store_listings'

place all your text in there on this page but make sure you start right from as far left and to the top as you can. Link your text as required

Open your stores page you already built and remove the text area an all text off this page.

Click on the Inline Frame Icon on your tool bar.

Place it on the page and stretch it to required size.

Double click it, and in the url field type http://http://www.tutimnyc.com/stores.listing.html

Publish both pages

[hubovetz]

Re: Text help!!!!

Hi Sharon,

I know how you feel, been there myself trying to resolve something simple & the help & instructions seem to make it even more difficult.

I haven't actually followed Ramsey's suggestion step for step because I haven't the time at the moment; but I was wondering....

Why don't you just type the text you want in a text box not with the form wizzard. Once you have finished, highlight (select) each individual store name and use the link button to their respective page or outside URL.
Hubovetz