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Duplicating and Inserting a Hyperlink
Visit the webpage you wish to hyperlink to. To obtain a hyperlink for a specific page on a website, you need to access that page first.
Choose the URL of the webpage. Click or tap on the webpage's URL displayed at the top of your browser. This action should highlight the URL.
Copy the URL. Here's how:
- Mobile - Select Copy when prompted. On some phones, you might need to tap and hold the URL or choose Select All first.
- Desktop - Press Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac) with the URL highlighted.
Locate a spot to insert the URL. You can insert URLs in any text field (e.g., a status update on Facebook, your tweets, a Microsoft Word document, an Excel spreadsheet, your phone's messaging app, etc.).
Paste the URL. Follow these steps:
- Mobile - Tap and hold the text field, then select Paste when prompted.
- Desktop - Click the text field, then press Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac).
Verify your URL. After inserting your URL, click or tap on it to confirm that it directs you to the intended destination.
- The URL typically changes color when it's ready to be selected.
Inserting a Link into an Email
Retrieve a website's URL. A hyperlink disguises a web address as text, which is useful for maintaining email readability without disrupting its flow with a lengthy URL.
Access your preferred email service on a computer. Most email providers support hyperlink insertion, but you'll need to use the email website rather than the mobile app.
- If not already logged in, enter your email credentials to sign in.
- Hyperlink creation is not available in Outlook.
Launch a new email window.
Select the email's body section. This is the large, empty area below the 'Subject' field. Doing this allows you to create a hyperlink.
Find and click the hyperlink icon. Typically, this icon resembles two chain links and is located at the bottom of the 'New Email' window. Clicking it will open the hyperlink options.
- In Apple Mail, the hyperlink option is represented by a www icon at the top of the 'New Email' window.
Paste your link. Click the 'Link' or 'Hyperlink' field, then use Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac).
Type in your desired hyperlink text. In the 'Text to display', 'Text', or 'http://' field, input the text you want to appear as the link.
- For instance, you could write 'click here' in this box to generate a link that activates when someone clicks the words 'click here' in your email.
Click OK or Save. This action will embed your hyperlink within your email. You can then proceed with composing the rest of your email.
Utilizing HTML
Launch a text editor. This could be any software that allows you to input text (e.g., Microsoft Word or Notepad).
Ensure the content is hosted on your website. If you wish to link to content on your website, the page or item you're linking to must already be hosted on your website.
- For instance, if you're linking to a photo on your website, the photo must be hosted there, and you must know the address of the page where the photo is located.
Type your link text. This is the clickable text for the link. Simply input your desired word or phrase into your text editor.
- For instance, you could use 'LINK' as the text people click on.
Wrap the link text with tags. Hyperlinks are denoted using the '' tag, the link text (e.g., 'LINK'), and a closing tag ().
- Your initial link should appear like this:
LINK
Include the 'href' attribute. Inside an open tag, enter
href= to specify the hyperlink destination. The 'href' attribute directs the browser where to go once the link is clicked.
- Your incomplete tag should resemble this:
LINK
Input a website's address. Between 'href=' and '>', input the address for a website, ensuring to enclose it in quotes. This could be an internal link (e.g., another page on your website) or an external link to a different website.
- For instance, to link to YouTube, your link would be:
LINK
Insert your link. To add your link to your website, access the site's code page. Copy your link by selecting it and pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac). Then, paste it into your website's code page by pressing Ctrl+V or ⌘ Command+V.
Pointers
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Hyperlinks prove beneficial when compiling resource catalogs in emails, such as those for onboarding or a syllabus.
Cautions
- Always verify your links' syntax meticulously before sharing them. A single missing bracket or letter can render the link dysfunctional.
