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Introduction

Adding hyperlinks, also known as links, to text can provide access to websites and email addresses directly from your document. There are a few ways to insert a hyperlink into your document. Depending on how you want the link to appear, you can use Word's automatic link formatting or convert text into a link.

Understanding hyperlinks in Word

Hyperlinks have two basic parts: the address (URL) of the webpage and the display text. For example, the address could be http://www.popsci.com, and the display text could be Popular Science Magazine. When you create a hyperlink in Word, you'll be able to choose both the address and the display text.

(i) To follow a hyperlink in Word, hold the Ctrl key and click the hyperlink.

To format text with a hyperlink:

• Select the text you want to format as a hyperlink.
  
• Select the Insert tab, then click the Link command.
  You can also open the Insert Hyperlink dialog box by right-clicking the selected text and selecting Link... from the menu that appears.
• The Insert Hyperlink dialog box will appear. Using the options on the left side, you can choose to link to a file, webpage, email address, document, or a place in the current document.
• The selected text will appear in the Text to display: field at the top. You can change this text if you want.
• In the Address: field, type the address you want to link to, then click OK.
  
• The text will then be formatted as a hyperlink.
  (i) After you create a hyperlink, you should test it. If you've linked to a website, your web browser should automatically open and display the site. If it doesn't work, check the hyperlink address for misspellings.

Editing and Removing Hyperlinks

Once you've inserted a hyperlink, you can right-click the hyperlink to edit, open, copy, or remove it.
To remove a hyperlink, right-click the hyperlink and select Remove Hyperlink from the menu that appears.