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With the URL Shortener app, anyone with a UConn NetID can take a long URL and can create a short URL for shortened version of it. This short URL will direct people to the same page as the full URL.

Tip

A short URL can be useful when you have character limits.

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Creating a

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Short URL

  1. Go to s.uconn.edu.
  2. Click NetID Login, and then enter your NetID and password.
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  3. The next page lists the short URLs you have created. To create a new short URL, click Create Short URL.
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  4. Enter the full , long URL in the first line. The other fields are optional.

    1. If you want a specific short URL, enter that in the second line. Whatever you select will follow this format : s.uconn.edu/...

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      Note

      If the requested short URL has already been created by another user, you will see a message that it already exists. Choose a different short URL.


    2. If you do not specify a short URL, the system will generate one for you.
  5. Click Create Short URL. You will see the message “Your URL has been added: s.uconn.edu/…” if you were successful.

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