: Re: How it's better to format links to Internet in a text written on paper? Links are useful to add additional information or second meaning or special flavour to certain words. This is especially

@Carla500

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1) If piece is only printed:

I would footnote it, and put the full link at the bottom or at the end, depending on your piece. That being said, I would only use such a construction for citing sources, not for jokey things like tvtropes as you have above. If mentioning the website is relevant to your text, then say it that way:

Some programs, like the Metasploit Project, allow users to launch security attacks with ease and comfort. This certainly puts them in the position of the respectable IT security specialists 1.

1http://www.somewebsite.com/wishfulthinking.html

(pretend the link is underlined, as apparently I can't make that happen on stackexchange :) )

2) If the piece will ultimately be a PDF:

Underline the link and make it clickable in whatever program you're using (Word, InDesign, etc.).

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