Newbie just getting started - working with links

[dealtek]

What I’m trying to do

Hi, I am just getting started with this app. I am trying to create two different types of links:

• website link
• local file link on mac

• I tried entering this but does not seem to be working yet on my right side window…

google

although it seems to work on this page ok…

• also how can I create a link to a file called test.txt on my mac desktop?

[RobOK]

@dealtek

• website link

Single square brackets for the text followed by parentheses for the URL

[Link to Google](https://google.com)

Link to Google

[RobOK]

@dealtek

• also how can I create a link to a file called test.txt on my mac desktop?

How about this:

[Link name](file:///Users/UserName/Desktop/dummy.txt)

It will open in your text editor. The only files that open in Obsidian are from within the Vault folder.

[dealtek]

Thanks much RobOK for the help - sorry for the delay.