Or use the BB code alternative. Do not use any spaces (I've had to add spaces to get the characters to show!) except the ones essential in your descriptive phrase
Type
[ url=Paste the url right after the =
Type a
]Type a word or phrase describing the link
Type
[ /url]and there you are
[ url=www.lustrousstone.co.uk]My Gallery[ /url]
comes out as
My Galleryif you remove the spaces after the [