How to Link to a Certain Time in a YouTube Video
Four Methods:Pausing the VideoCopying the URLUsing the "Share" ButtonTime links in YouTube comments
This article will show you how to link someone to specific point in the YouTube video. This is done by adding an extension to the URL, that way, it'll start right where you want it to.
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EditMethod 1 of 4: Pausing the Video
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1Go to YouTube. Go to the page of the video that you want to link people to.Ad -
2Pause it at the time you want. Pause it at the time in the video that you want it to start at when you link to it. Near the total length of the video in a dark gray text, a time should be given in a white text. In this example it's "1:21/8:55".
EditMethod 2 of 4: Copying the URL
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1Right-click directly on the video box. A drop-down dialog box will result. -
2Click the "Copy video URL at current time" selection. -
3Paste the URL to wherever you are going to use it. This URL can be shared and it will start at the time you have chosen.
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1Click on the "Share" button just slightly below the video. -
2Look for the line that comes up mentioning the video's full address(without mention of time) -
3Look shortly to the right of the link. You'll see a checkbox for "Start at" and then a time in another box. As long as the time is exactly where you want to create your link to, continue. -
4Click the checkbox to the left of the "Start at" label. -
5Wait a few seconds. The link will change slightly. -
6Click directly into the newly-revised link box. -
7Copy and Paste this URL to wherever you are going to use it. The URL can be shared, and it will start at the time you have chosen.
EditMethod 4 of 4: Time links in YouTube comments
This works when commenting on a YouTube video in a Google-owned space like YouTube or Google+. Just add the time in minute:second format. For example; 2:43
When the comment is posted it will automatically be made into a link to that time (2 minutes 43 seconds) in the video that you are commenting on. The label of the link will just be "2:43". So you can tell someone "Take a listen at 2:43 to hear what I am talking about". This does not work in Facebook comments.
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