Hypertext links enrich your Word documents by connecting them to online sources. By clicking on it, the computer launches the default browser at the URL added as a link.
Microsoft's word processor offers a very practical function to insert them very easily into your documents, on a portion of text or on an image. This tutorial shows you two very easy methods to create a hyperlink in Word.
Add a hyperlink using the Insert menu
- Select the text zone (or the image) on which you want to insert an HTML link.
- At the top of the screen, select the menu Insertion.
- Click on Hyperlink.
- In the Hyperlink field, enter theDestination url of the hyperlink.
- Click on OK.
Insert a hyperlink using a keyboard shortcut
- Select the text zone (or the image) on which you want to create the HTML link.
- Press the keys simultaneously Ctrl + K (or Cmd + K on macOS). The following window should appear.
- In the Hyperlink field, enter theDestination url of the hyperlink.
- Click on OK.
The hyperlink insertion window allows you, as an option, to add a link to a E-mail adress and customize the text of thetooltip. The latter is displayed when the mouse is hovered over the link.
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Microsoft Word for Windows 10 | Microsoft Word for MacOS
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