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The fastest way to create a basic hyperlink in a Microsoft 365 document is to press ENTER or the SPACEBAR after you type the address of an existing webpage, such as http://www.contoso.com. Microsoft 365 automatically converts the address into a link.

In addition to webpages, you can create links to existing or new files on your computer, to email addresses, and to specific locations in a document. You can also edit the address, display text, and font style or color of a hyperlink.

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If you want to remove links or stop Microsoft 365 from automatically adding hyperlinks, see Remove or turn off hyperlinks.
This article applies to desktop versions of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. A simplified set of hyperlink features is offered on Microsoft 365 Online. If you have a desktop version of Microsoft 365, you can edit your document there for more advanced hyperlink features, or you can try or buy the latest version of Microsoft 365.

Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink.
On ribbon, on the Insert tab, select Link.

You can also right-click the text or picture and click Link on the shortcut menu.
In the Insert Hyperlink box, type or paste your link in the Address box.

Note: If you don’t see the Address box, make sure Existing File or Web Page is selected under Link to.

Optionally, type different display text for your link in the Text to display box.

Note: If you don’t know the address for your hyperlink, click Browse the Web to locate the URL on the Internet and copy it.

Optional: To customize the ScreenTip that appears when you rest the pointer over the hyperlink, click ScreenTip in the top-right corner of the Insert Hyperlink dialog box and enter the text you want.

You can add a hyperlink to a file on your computer, or to a new file that you want to create on your computer.

Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink.
Press Ctrl+K.
Under Link to, do one of the following:
- To link to an existing file, click Existing File or Web Page under Link to, and then find the file in the Look in list or the Current Folder list.
- To create a new, blank file and link to it, click Create New Document under Link to, type a name for the new file, and either use the location shown under Full path or browse to a different save location by clicking Change. You can also choose whether to Edit the new document later or open and Edit the new document now.

Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink.
Press Ctrl+K.

You can also right-click the text or picture and click Link on the shortcut menu.
Under Link to, click E-mail Address.
Either type the email address that you want in the E-mail address box, or select an address in the Recently used e-mail addresses list.
In the Subject box, type the subject of the message.

Note: Some web browsers and email programs might not recognize the subject line.

You can also create a hyperlink to a blank email message by simply typing the address in the document. For example, type someone@example.com, and Microsoft 365 creates the hyperlink for you (unless you turned off automatic formatting of hyperlinks).

You can create hyperlinks that link to a Word document or Outlook email message that includes heading styles or bookmarks. You can also link to slides or custom shows in PowerPoint presentations and specific cells and sheets in Excel spreadsheets.

Tips:

Learn about adding bookmarks.
To add a heading style, select your heading text, click the Home tab in Word or the Format Text tab in Outlook, and select a style in the Styles group.

Create a hyperlink to a location in the current document

Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink.
Press Ctrl+K.

You can also right-click the text or picture and click Link on the shortcut menu.
Under Link to, click Place in This Document.
In the list, select the heading (current document only), bookmark, slide, custom show, or cell reference that you want to link to.

Create a hyperlink to a location in another document

Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink.
Press Ctrl+K.

You can also right-click the text or picture and click Link on the shortcut menu.
Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.
In the Look in box, click the down arrow, and find and select the file that you want to link to.
Click Bookmark, select the heading, bookmark, slide, custom show, or cell reference that you want, and then click OK.

To change the address or display text of a hyperlink you added, right-click the link and click Edit Hyperlink.
To change the appearance of a hyperlink, such as font style, size, or color, right-click the link and click Font on the shortcut menu, or click a style option on the mini toolbar that appears.
To customize the ScreenTip that appears when you rest the pointer over the hyperlink, right-click the link, click Edit Hyperlink, click ScreenTip in the top-right corner of the dialog box, and enter the text you want.

How to Add and Edit Links in Word Documents

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Updated on February 11, 2021

What to Know

Highlight text you want to hyperlink. Right-click it and choose Link. Alternatively, select Insert > Links > Link.
Then, enter the URL in the Address field.
Remove a link: Right-click the hyperlink text and choose Remove Hyperlink.

Microsoft Word is primarily used to create word processing documents, but you can also work with hyperlinks and HTML code used in websites. Learn how to insert, remove, or edit hyperlinks using Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010.

Insert Links

To link to other documents or web pages from a Word document, insert a hyperlink.

Select the text that you want to apply the hyperlink to. This can be the text of a URL, a single word, a phrase, a sentence, or a paragraph.
Right-click the text and select Link or Hyperlink to open the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. Or, go to the Insert tab and select Links > Link.
In the Address field, enter the URL address of the document or website you want to link to. For online assets, the URL must include the protocol (for example, http, https, or ftp).

The Text to display text box defaults to the text you selected in step 1. You can change this text here if you like.
Select OK.
The selected text appears as a hyperlink that can be clicked to open the linked document or website.

To make changes to the link, right-click the hyperlink and select Edit Hyperlink.

Remove Hyperlinks

When you type a URL into Word, it automatically inserts a hyperlink that connects to the website. This feature is handy if you distribute documents electronically, but it can be a nuisance when printing documents.

To remove a hyperlink, right-click the link and select Remove Hyperlink.

In Word for Mac, right-click then select Hyperlink. In the slide-out menu, select Edit Hyperlink, then choose Remove Link.

More About Editing Hyperlinks

When you work in the Insert Hyperlink dialog box and the Edit Hyperlink dialog box, several other features are available on the left side of the dialog box.

Existing File or Web Page

This tab is selected by default in the Insert Hyperlink and the Edit Hyperlink dialog boxes. This tab displays the text for the hyperlink and the URL of that hyperlink

In the middle of the window, there are three tabs:

Current Folder displays files that are located in the same folder location as the current document. If you want the selected link to link to a document located in this folder, locate the file and choose it. The Address field changes to reflect the document location on your computer. The Text to display field also changes to the file address, so you may want to edit this field to change the text that displays in the Word document.
Browsed Pages shows a list of recent documents and web pages you have accessed. Select one of these as the new link destination.
Recent Files displays a list of recent files you’ve worked on in Word. This is handy if you’re working on a series of separate documents and want to create links to these files quickly.

Place in This Document

This tab displays sections and bookmarks contained in the current document. Use it to link to specific locations within the current document.

Create New Document

Go to this tab to create a new document to which the link will connect. This feature is useful if you’re creating a series of documents but haven’t created the document you want to link to. Define the name of the new document in the labeled field.

If you don’t want to edit the new document you create from here, select Edit the new document later.

Email Address

This section creates a link that will generate a new email when someone clicks it and populates several of the new email fields with the defaults you define. Enter the email address where you want the new email to be sent, and add the subject that will appear in the new email by filling in the appropriate fields.

If you have used this feature recently for other links, any email addresses you used in those will appear in the Recently used e-mail addresses list.

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To link to a website or document, highlight the text. Click the «Insert» tab, then «Link». Find your file or paste your website link. Click «OK».
Click «E-mail Address» in the Hyperlink menu. Enter an email address and subject, then click «OK».
Click «Insert», then «Bookmark» to save a position in the document. Click «Place in This Document» in the Hyperlink menu, then click the bookmark.

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Select the text or image that you want to turn into a link. You can turn any text or image in your document into a link. Highlight the text or click the image that you want to convert into a hyperlink.
- To insert an image into your document, click the Insert tab and select «Pictures.» You’ll be able to browse your computer for an image file to add. You can also insert clip art to use as a link.
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Press ⌘ Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows). This opens the Insert Hyperlink window. You can also get to this menu by clicking the Insert tab and then clicking the Link button in the toolbar.
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Select Existing File or Web Page from the left panel. More options will appear in the right panel.
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Select a file or enter a web address. You can choose to link to an existing document, a new document, or a website.
- To link to a website or a file that’s accessible on the web, type or paste the full address (including the «https://» at the beginning) into the «Address» field near the bottom of the window.
- To link to a file on your computer or local network, select that file in the center panel. If it’s in the current folder, click Current folder to open its contents. If you opened it recently, click Recent Files to browse those. You can also use the menus at the top to navigate to the correct folder and select the file.
- To create a new blank document instead of opening a certain file, click Create a new document in the left menu, then choose a location for the document.
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Set a ScreenTip (optional). You can change the text that appears when the user hovers the cursor over the link by clicking the ScreenTip button at the top-right corner and specifying your text.
- If you don’t change it, the screen tip will display the website address or file path.
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Click OK to save your link. To open the link within the Word document, hold Command (Mac) or CTRL (Windows) and click the link.
- If you want to remove the hyperlink, right-click the hyperlink and select Remove Hyperlink.^[2]

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Select the text or click the image you want to turn into an email link. You can use any text or image in your document. When you’re finished with this method, clicking the selected text or image will bring up a new email message to the address of your choice.
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Press ⌘ Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows). This opens the Insert Hyperlink window. You can also get to this menu by clicking the Insert tab and then clicking the Link button in the toolbar.
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Click E-Mail Address in the left panel. This allows you to set up the blank message.
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Enter the e-mail address and subject. This will be the address that the reader will be sending the email to. What you enter into the «Subject» field will be automatically filled in for the reader, but they will be able to change it if they want.
- If you use Outlook, you’ll see recently used email addresses in the field at the bottom of the window. Feel free to select one of those.
- Some mail apps, especially web-based email apps, may not recognize the subject line.
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Set a ScreenTip (optional). You can change the text that appears when the user hovers the cursor over the link by clicking the ScreenTip button at the top-right corner and specifying your text. If you don’t change it, the screen tip will show the email address.
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Click OK to save your link. To open the link within the Word document, hold Command (Mac) or CTRL (Windows) and click the link.
- If you want to remove the hyperlink, right-click the hyperlink and select Remove Hyperlink.

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- You must have a subscription to use Office 365.
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Place your cursor at the location you want to link to. You can use the Bookmark tool to create links to specific spots in your document. This is great for tables of contents, glossaries, and citations. You can highlight a portion of text, select an image, or just place your cursor in the spot you want.
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Click the Insert tab. It’s in the menu bar at the top of Word, between Home and Draw.
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Click the Bookmark icon. It’s in the toolbar at the top of Word in the «Links» section.
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Enter a name for the bookmark. Make sure the name is descriptive enough that you’ll be able to recognize it. This is especially important if you are using a lot of bookmarks or more than one person is editing the document.
- Bookmark names have to start with letters but can also contain numbers. You can’t use spaces, but you can use underscores instead (e.g. «Chapter_1»).
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Click Add to insert the bookmark. Bookmarks will appear on the page surrounded by brackets. You won’t see the bookmark on the page if you’re using the current version of Word, but in earlier versions, it may be surrounded by brackets.
- If you want to see brackets around the bookmark so you don’t forget where you placed it, click the File menu, select Options, and click Advanced in the left panel. Then, scroll down the right panel and check the box next to «Show bookmarks» under the «Show document content» header.
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Select the text or image you want to create the link from. Highlight the text or click the image that you want to turn into a link to your bookmark.
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Press ⌘ Command+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows). This opens the Insert Hyperlink window. You can also get to this menu by clicking the Insert tab and then clicking the Link button in the toolbar.
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Click Place in This Document in the left panel. This displays a navigation tree with your heading styles and bookmarks.
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Select the bookmark you want to link to. Expand the «Bookmarks» tree if it isn’t already and select the bookmark you created. You can also select from heading styles you’ve applied throughout the document.
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Set a ScreenTip (optional). To change the text that appears when the user rests the cursor over the link, click the Screen Tip button at the top-right corner. If you don’t change the text, the screen tip will display the website address or file path.
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Click OK to save your link. To test the hyperlink, hold Command (Mac) or CTRL (Windows) and click the link.
- This will recenter the view to the line on which you placed the bookmark.
- If you want to remove the hyperlink, right-click the hyperlink and select Remove Hyperlink.

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A link to any website or a file with a url will become a hyperlink automatically after you press the space bar, tab key, or return/enter key.
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Edit>Add Hyperlink>add the link. To test the link, Ctrl+Click and it should get you there.
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Highlight the word/phrase you want to embed a link into, got into the insert tab, press link. A box that says «insert hyperlink» on the top should pop up, copy/type the link you want into the box at the bottom that says «address» and then press «ok» and you are done!

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1. Select the text or object you want to turn into a hyperlink.
2. Click the Insert tab.
3. Click the Link button in the toolbar.
4. Click Existing File or Web Page in the left and enter the URL.
5. To link to another file instead of a website, leave the «»Address»» bar blank and select the file instead.
6. Click OK.

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When you create a Microsoft Word document that you plan to share with others, you can go that extra mile by including hyperlinks. You can link to a web page, a file, a place in your document, or an email address. Your readers then simply click the link rather than take extras steps themselves.

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Link to a web page in Word
Link to another file in Word
Link to a place in the document
Link to an email address
Edit, copy, or remove a hyperlink in Word

Along with being helpful to your readers, links can be beneficial to you as well. They’re great for checking your references, doing more research, opening another file, or navigating your document, just select the link.

Here, we’ll show you how to add hyperlinks in Word to the items mentioned above.

Link to a web page in Word

Creating a link to a website or specific web page is a good way for your readers to visit a source you mention.

Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link. You can do this by dragging your cursor through it, which highlights it.

Step 2: Go to the Insert tab, select Links > Link, and pick Insert link. Alternatively, right-click the text, move to Link and pick Insert link from the pop-out menu.

Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose Existing file or web page on the left.

Step 4: If you recently viewed the page, it may appear in the list for you to select. Pick Browsed pages in the center window and choose the page. It then appears in the Address box.

If you don’t see the page in the list, enter or paste its URL into the Address box.

Step 5: Select OK to apply the link.

Step 6: You’ll then see the text you selected in your document linked, which is blue and underlined. When you select the link, the site or page opens in your default web browser.

Link to another file in Word

One way that hyperlinks are helpful to you as the author is by linking to another file, like a document, spreadsheet, or other item that’s related to your current document.

Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link.

Step 2: Go to the Insert tab, select Links > Link, and pick Insert link or right-click, move to Link and pick Insert link.

Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose Existing file or web page on the left.

Step 4: Select the file by doing one of the following:

Choose Current folder if the file is in the same folder as the current document and select it.
Pick Recent files if you recently opened or created the file and select it in the list.
Enter the full path for the file in the Address box.

Step 5: Select OK to apply the link to your text.

Step 6: You’ll then see the selected text in your document linked. When you select the link, the file should open.

Link to a place in the document

If you have a lengthy document, you may want to link to particular sections for easy navigation. You can link to headings, bookmarks, or the top of the document.

Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link.

Step 2: Go to the Insert tab, select Links > Link, and pick Insert Link or right-click, move to Link and pick Insert Link.

Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose Place in this document on the left.

Step 4: You’ll see a list of options on the right. If you don’t have any headings or bookmarks, you’ll only see the Top of the document option.

Select the document location you want to link to and pick OK to apply the link.

Step 5: You’ll then see your selected text linked in your document. When you select the link, you should jump to that location in the document.

Link to an email address

Maybe you have a list of contacts in your document or your own email address for readers to contact you. You can link to an email address and optionally include a subject line.

Step 1: Select the text in your Word document that you want to link.

Step 2: Go to the Insert tab, select Links > Link, and pick Insert Link or right-click, move to Link and pick Insert Link.

Step 3: When the Insert Link window opens, choose E-mail address on the left.

Step 4: In the Recently used e-mail addresses box, you may see the email address you want to use. If so, simply select it.

If you don’t see the email address in the list, enter it in the E-mail address box near the top.

Step 5: Optionally, include the Subject in that box. This automatically populates the email with that subject line, making it easier to spot in the recipient’s inbox.

Step 6: Select OK to apply the link to your text.

Step 7: You’ll then see the selected text in linked your document. When you select the link, a new message window should appear in your default email application.

Edit, copy, or remove a hyperlink in Word

After you add a link to your Word document, you may want to make a change or remove the link. You might also want an easy way to copy the link and paste it elsewhere rather than open it.

Right-click the link in the document and do one of the following:

Select Edit hyperlink to make a change. This opens the same window you used to add the link.
Pick Copy hyperlink to place the link on your clipboard. You can then paste it where needed.
Choose Remove hyperlink to delete the link. Your text remains but becomes unlinked.

Whether you want to include a link for readers or just for yourself, it’s simple to do in Microsoft Word.

Now that you know how to add hyperlinks in Word, check out how to add a watermark or how to use headers and footers.

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