Links can't be installed

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  arboristbob · Member · Jun 30, 2014 at 2:27 am

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  The links doesn’t work. I’m clicking on the link icon. Then I paste in the URL and click on Add Link. NOTHING shows up on the finished blog page. What the ##$% is going on?

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  lizthefair · Member · Jun 30, 2014 at 2:40 am

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  You need to highlight the text you want to link first. You also need to be sure you paste the full URL including the http:// part. Here’s a step by step guide. http://en.support.wordpress.com/links/

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  arboristbob · Member · Jul 3, 2014 at 2:25 am

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  Thanks, I finally got one link to work – but it stays gray like all the other print on the page. Isn’t it supposed to show up as a different color, at least a bold black?
  Secondly, installing the second link and then clicking on it led to a 404 Error and couldn’t find the page. This happened twice. What is causing that?

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 3, 2014 at 2:45 am

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  What is the URL you are trying to add? I’m 99% sure it’s incorrect, which is your problem.

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  arboristbob · Member · Jul 5, 2014 at 11:45 pm

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  I’ve got the URL right, it’s http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Organic-Management-Professional-New-Book_vq4667.htm

  It just doesn’t want to turn into a link.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 6, 2014 at 12:27 am

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  Well, where is the post you’re trying to put it in? What is your anchor text?

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  arboristbob · Member · Jul 7, 2014 at 2:10 pm

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  Thanks raincoaster. I finally figured it out – it was stupidly simple. I was just pasting in the entire URL in the Word Press box – but they already enter the http:// (that’s kinda dumb isn’t it?) so I was continually entering 2 iterations of http:// . Got rid of one and now it works.
  But how do I change the color of the link to something different than the rest of the gray text?