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You can go the extra mile by adding hyperlinks when you produce a Microsoft Word document that you intend to share with others. A web page, a file, a location within your document, or an email address can all be linked to. Then, rather of making more preparations, your readers just click the link.
Links can be useful to you in addition to being helpful to your viewers. Simply click the link to check your references, conduct additional research, navigate your work, or open another file.
Here, we’ll demonstrate how to link the previously listed things in Word.
Link to a web page in Word
An effective technique to encourage your readers to visit a source you reference is by including a link to the website or particular web page.
Step 1: In your Word document, choose the text you want to link. You can do this by highlighting it with your cursor as you move through it.
Step 2: Choose Insert link from the Links > Link menu by going to the Insert tab. As an alternative, right-click the text, select Link from the pop-out menu, and select Insert link.
Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose Existing file or web page on the left.
Step 4: The page might be available for selection in the list if you just just visited it. Choose the page by selecting Browsed pages in the middle window. The Address box then displays it.
If you don’t see the page in the list, enter or paste its URL into the Address box.
Step 5: Select OK to apply the link.
Step 6: The text you chose in the connected document will then appear blue and highlighted. The website or page opens in your default web browser when you click the link.
Link to another file in Word
Linking to a different file, such as a document, spreadsheet, or other object that is connected to your present document is one way that hyperlinks can be useful to you as the author.
Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link.
Step 2: Alternatively, right-click, move to Link, and then choose Insert link from the Insert tab’s Links > Link menu.
Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose Existing file or web page on the left.
Step 4: Select the file by doing one of the following:
- If the file is in the same folder as the current document, choose Current folder and choose it.
- If you just created or opened the file, choose Recent files and choose it from the list.
- Enter the full path for the file in the Address box.
Step 5: Select OK to apply the link to your text.
Step 6: The chosen text in your document will then be linked. The link should open the file when you click it.
Link to a place in the document
If your content is large, you might want to link to specific sections to make navigating simpler. You can link to the document’s headings, bookmarks, or top.
Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link.
Step 2: Alternatively, right-click, move to Link, and then choose Insert Link from the Insert tab’s Links > Link menu.
Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose Place in this document on the left.
Step 4: On the right, you’ll see a selection of choices. If you don’t have any headings or bookmarks, the only selection available to you will be Top of the document.
To apply the link, select OK after selecting the location of the document you want to connect to.
Step 5: The selected text will then appear linked in your document. You should navigate to that section of the document after clicking the link.
Link to an email address
You may provide a contact list or your own email address in your work so that readers can get in touch with you. You can optionally include a subject line and connect to an email address.
Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link.
Step 2: Alternatively, right-click, move to Link, and then choose Insert Link from the Insert tab’s Links > Link menu.
Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose E-mail address on the left.
Step 4: You could find the email address you want to use in the Recently used e-mail addresses box. If so, just choose it.
Enter the email address in the E-mail address field near the top if you can’t find it in the list.
Step 5: You can choose to put the Topic in that box. This adds that subject line automatically to the email, making it simpler for the recipient to find it in their inbox.
Step 6: Select OK to apply the link to your text.
Step 7: The chosen text will then appear in the associated document. Your default email programmed should open a new message window when you click the link.
Edit, copy, or remove a hyperlink in Word
You might want to edit or remove a link after adding it to your Word document. As an alternative to opening the link, you could prefer a simple approach to copy it and paste it.
Choose one of the following options when you right-click the document’s link:
- To change, click the Edit hyperlink. The identical window that you used to add the link is now opened.
- To change, click the Edit hyperlink. The identical window that you used to add the link is now opened.
- To remove the link, select Delete hyperlink. Your material is not deleted, but it loses
It’s simple to add a link in Microsoft Word, whether it’s for the benefit of readers or simply for you.