[TYPO3] question on external links

[David Banning]

I am wondering if there is a way to insert an external link page without
having the reference in the menu first point to the page.

When I hover over the link I get a typo3 page like
http://firstsite.686.0.html rather than the exact web address, say
http://www.newsite.com - it bounces to the newsite, so it works,
but I would like it better if there was a way to make it a direct
link.