Recommending an app and creating a link to the App Store

This is a MUCH easier way to do this... On your iPad go the the App Store and search for the app that you want to share with the staff. Click on the App to bring up a screen that looks like this:

When the mail arrives in your in box it will look like this:

Right click on the image and save it somewhere on your computer as a .jpeg file.

Now log in to Blogger

• start a new post 
• give your post a name
• in the body of the post, first insert your image from where you saved it
• type out the name of the app. Highlight the name and click on the LINK button. Paste the link that you got in your email here in the box where it prompts you to
• choose the relevant labels fro your post.
• publish! 

BTW - I used Aviary to write on the screen shot I took.

101 Intro - Bishops Prep iPads

101 intro from Sally Bowes

Create a hyperlink to an app on the App Store

How to create a direct link to an app on the App Store

First you need to go the the app store to find your app! It's best to do this in iTunes

Create the link address as follows:

1. First find the complete name of the app you are wanting to link to. For example: “Quickoffice Pro HD”.
2. The link is constructed as: itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/appname
3. So, in this case, the link will be: itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/quickofficeprohdHint: use the link here and just substitute it with the name of your app(In some cases, where the app has a generic name, like “Dictionary”, the app store will come up with a search results list as opposed to the direct link to the app. There is a way around this, but I am still trying to find the best link build to use!)
4. 
   Now highlight the text and click on the blue link icon in your blog and paste the link in the web address as illustrated below and click OK ...
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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