How can I open an external link in the SAME window (adding %target=_self% doesn't work)?
You shouldn't need to add anything, normally external links open in the same window. If not, check if you don't have set a custom $UrlLinkFmt variable (which shouldn't contain target='_blank').
Make sure you close the %target=_blank% [[link]] with %% every time, or else all subsequent links in the same paragraph will open in new windows. Also, a skin or a recipe may modify the $UrlLinkFmt variable to force a target=_blank attribute. --Petko? April 14, 2009, at 10:36 PM
How can I make a link back to site where I came from (like the button in the browser)?
How do I give a link a Tool Tip? eg [[Links"tool tip"]] or [[Links | here"tool tip"]]
See PITS:00657 and Cookbook:LinkTitles.