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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x and Below

Get a Link URL

SUMMARY: Copy a website URL to the Windows Clipboard.

Unfortunately, some link URLs are too big to fit on the status bar. If you need to get the absolute URL to a link on a webpage, right-click the link and choose "Copy Shortcut" from the popup menu that appears. Now, the URL is in your clipboard. You can select "Edit -> Paste" in Notepad, Word, or another web browser to see the URL.

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