# Auto-link - woo hoo!

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536
**Category:** Praise
**Created:** [October 18, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536 "2024-10-18T14:22:04Z")
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### Author: ![ganncamp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ganncamp/32/106199_2.png) [@ganncamp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ganncamp)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536/1 "2024-10-18T14:22:04Z")

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I just accidentally discovered that if I highlight some text and paste (Ctrl-v) instead of replacing, it links (just like in Slack). 🎉 This will save me hundreds of keystrokes over the next year. 🤓

Thanks!

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-link-woo-hoo/331536/2 "2024-10-18T14:33:46Z")

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In case you want to add a like:

> [@Idea: Paste links in the editor](https://meta.discourse.org/t/idea-paste-links-in-the-editor/47125/16):
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> I’ve added a PR for this in [UX: pasting links on a selection will apply a link format by gwwar · Pull Request #15010 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/15010)