Did first post – my link doesnt show up?

Ok I just did my first post. (the webdesigners set up wordpress for me when they created the site)

It’s pretty cool for a newbie to write something and see it show up on my site 1 minute later! 2 quick questions, any help would be appreciated.

1. I created my post using the “Visual” setting since html knowledge is zero. In the visual box everything looks great – subtitles in my post are all bolded and underlined, etc. But when I do the “View This Post” the subtitle underlining is gone, all text is bold making it difficult to read. Am I doing something wrong – was under the impression that how things appeared in the visual window are how they appear after posting….not true.

2. I wanted to link a specific word in my post to a specific page in my site. I highlighted the word, used the “insert link” function and set it up. After finishing it looks like a clickable link in the visual screen but again, when posted it doesnt look like a clickable link. (if I point my mouse arrow at the specific word I can tell it is a link but nobody can tell it is a link since it is not in a different color and is not underlined like a typical link.

Any coaching for a newbie would really be appreciated!