Here's how to create a link in a TypePad blog post.
Type in your text.
Drag your mouse over the word or phrase that you want to turn into a link, then click on the link icon 
A dialogue box will pop up, type in the web address for your link, and click OK
One forum friend nicknamed this process "LINK-IFY", and I always found that term helped me remember what to do: Select some text, and "link-ify" it.
Active Rain members, if you have a blog on TypePad, and you need to help new contributors get started, please feel free to point them to this post.
