Creating a hyperlink in Word is a particularly useful feature when you want to insert links to websites or links to files on your computer with just a click. This method can be applied to Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007, and Office 2003 versions.
Guide to creating links, creating Hyperlinks in Word documents
For Word 2003 Version
Step 1: Highlight the text you want to hyperlink (super link), then select Hyperlink...
Step 2: In the Insert Hyperlink window, type or paste the website address you want to insert into the text.
After insertion, the text will appear in blue, underlined to make it easy for users to recognize that the text contains a super hyperlink.
Step 3: In the Insert Hyperlink window, instead of inserting a website address, you can insert a link to a file on your computer. Select Existing File or Web Page >Current Folder or Recent Files and choose the files you want to link with the text. Once you create the link, you just need to click on it to quickly open the folder, destination webpage.
Each time you hover over the text, the link will be displayed as a pop-up.
Step 4: Users can also create a link to a new document.
Select
Regarding:
- Text to display: The content displayed for the hyperlink.
- Name of new document: The name for the new file.
- Change button: Modify the link.
- Delete Link: Remove the hyperlink.
Step 5: Create a hyperlink to an email address.
- Email Address: The email address to link to.
- Subject: The subject of the email to link to.
- Display recently used email addresses: Shows the most recently used email addresses for linking.
For Word 2007, 2010, 2013 Versions
Step 1: Highlight the text you want to hyperlink, then right-click on it and select Hyperlink...
Step 2: In the Insert Hyperlink window, type in the website address you want to insert into the text as shown in the image:
Now, the text with the inserted link will appear in blue, and you just need to hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the text to immediately open the website you inserted:
Step 3: In the Insert Hyperlink window, instead of typing the website address, you can insert a link to a file on your computer by selecting the file you want to insert as a hyperlink.
Now, when you hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the text to open the inserted file, a window will appear, and you select Yes to open the data file:
Step 4: Creating a link to a new file will be generated
Select Create New Document, enter the new file name into the Name of new document field, then press OK
Where:
- Text to display: The text displayed for the hyperlink
- Name of new document: Specify the name for the new file.
- Change… Button: Modify the existing linked file
- ScreenTip… Button: Enter the content to display when hovering over the link, then press OK.
Step 5: Create a hyperlink to an email address.
Select E-mail Address, enter the email address in the E-mail address field, and enter the subject in the Subject field.
Email Address: The address you use for electronic communication.
Subject: The title or topic of a message or document.
Recently Used Email Address: Displays email addresses used most recently.
Now you know how to create Hyperlinks in Word easily. With this trick, you can conveniently insert hyperlinks, making document navigation effortless. Moreover, with inserted links, accessing websites or data is just a click away.