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A hyperlink is a link from one document to another within the hypertext. You can click on it to jump to a new file, or a new chapter in a file, or jump to a web page, etc. These links allow the user to click from the current page to a new page. Most of the time, text hyperlinks tend to be blue in color and underlined. MS Word provides this feature to add hyperlinks to documents. With this feature, you can link a document to another document or add a web link of your choice. If you want to add hyperlinks in your MS word document but don't know how to do it, this article will give you a full guide.
Step 1: Open your word document, select the text or image you want to display as a hyperlink and press Ctrl+K simultaneously. Alternatively, you can right-click the text or picture, and then click on the Link on the menu.
Step 2: In the Insert Hyperlink box, navigate to the Existing File or Web Page. Type or paste your link in the Address box. If you do not know the address of the hyperlink, click the Browse the Web button to find the URL on the Internet and copy it. Click OK to finish your setting.
Step 1: Open MS Word on your PC and select the text or picture you want to hyperlink. Find the Insert tab in the Word menu bar. Then click on the Links. You can also use the same method as in Step 1 above to open the hyperlink option.
Step 2: If you intend to link to an existing file or folder, find the file or folder in the Look in list or the Current Folder list. Click OK to finish adding the hyperlink.
Step 3: If you want to create a new, blank document and link to it, click Create New Document under Link to, type the name of new document, and use the location shown under Full Path or browse to a different save location by clicking Change. You can also select whether you want to edit the new document later or open and edit it now. Click OK to complete the creation of the hyperlink.
Adding an email address is easier than adding a hyperlink. Simply enter an e-mail address and type the space bar after the e-mail address, which will instruct Word to automatically create a hyperlink for that e-mail address.
Note: If you do not see the mailto: hyperlink after adding the email address, check the address. If the address is correct, follow the steps below to change the Word options' settings.
Step 1: Click on the File, then click on the Options button.
Step 2: Move to the Proofing tab, then click on the AutoCorrect Options.
Step 3: In the AutoCorrect dialog box, move to the AutoFormat As You Type tab and check the Internet and network paths with hyperlinks option. Click OK to complete the changes.
Extra Tips: You can also right-click on the target text or image and then click on the link on the menu. Under the Link to, click on the E-mail Address. Enter the E-mail address you want in the E-mail address box or select an address from the list of recently used e-mail addresses. Then in the Subject box, type the subject of the message. Click OK to add a new e-mail hyperlink.
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