In some documents you may want to include a web address or an email address.
You can format these as hyperlinks so people can access the
information directly from the document.
For example, I'd like to add an email address in the contact section of this newsletter.
So I'll just type the address here...
and when I press the space bar or the Enter key on my keyboard, Word will automatically format
the text as a hyperlink.
You can do the same thing with the web address. In this example, who we'll add a link
to a pool safety web site: www.poolsafely.gov
And there we go!
Creating links automatically doesn't always work though. For example, if you
want the text to be something other than a web address.
In these situations, you can format existing text a hyperlink.
In this example, I'd like to add a link to the City of Orlando's website so you can go
directly to the website while reading the document.
I'll first select the text that I want to turn into a link
then right-click and choose Hyperlink.
You can also use the Hyperlink command on the Insert tab
Every hyperlink has two parts: the most important part is the address, which
could be a web address, an email address, a file or even a location in the same document.
Just use the buttons on the left to navigate your options.
In this example, we're going to enter www.cityoforlando.net
The second part of a hyperlink is the display text, which is the thing people
will actually see when they read the document.
The display text can be the same as the address or just whatever you want.
When you're ready, click OK.
And now the text is formatted as a hyperlink.
You know, it's a good idea to test your links before sending out your document
just to make sure they work. Normally, when you're in a web browser, you could
just click a link to open it. But in Word, you have to hold Control on your
keyboard while you click, just like it says in the instructions here.
OK, this website opened correctly,
which means our hyperlink is working.
Let's go back to our document for one last thing.
If you want to remove a hyperlink all you have to do is right-click,
then make your selection from the menu. You can also choose Edit Hyperlink to make
adjustments the display text or the address.
So now you know two different ways to create hyperlinks: by converting the text
yourself or using the automatic formatting feature.