Inserting a New Hyperlink

Summary: Adding a hyperlink to s text selection is easy to do in Word. All you need to do is make a couple of clicks and specify the target for the link.

Word allow you to add hyperlinks to your documents. This can come in handy if want active links between documents, or if you are creating a Web page using Word. You create hyperlinks by following these steps:

Select the text in your document that you want to use for the hyperlink.
Display the Insert tab of the ribbon and click Hyperlink in the Links group. Word displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
The text you selected in step 1 shows up in the Text to Display box. You can change the text if you want.
In the Address box specify the address for the page that will be loaded when the user clicks on your hyperlink. Typically this is a URL, but it can also be a document or resource on your system. You can also select an address from the drop-down list or use the Browse button to help locate the resource.
When completed, click on OK.

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Inserting a New Hyperlink