Create a Hyperlink

Using a hyperlink, you can connect a word, phrase, or graphic image in a Word document to another document on your computer or in your company’s network, or to a Web page on the Internet.

1. Select the text or graphic you want to use to create a hyperlink.

2. Click Insert.

3. Click Hyperlink.

   You can click the Insert Hyperlink icon () instead of performing steps 2 to 3.

   

   The Insert Hyperlink dialog box appears.

4. Click Existing File or Web Page.

   Files in the current folder appear here.

5. Click here and navigate to the folder containing the document to which you want to link.

6. Click the file to select it.

7. Click ScreenTip.

   

   The Set Hyperlink ScreenTip dialog box appears.

8. Type text that should appear when a user moves the mouse over the hyperlink.

9. Click OK.

   The Insert Hyperlink dialog box reappears.

10. Click OK.

    

    Word creates a hyperlink shown as blue, underlined text in your document.

    The ScreenTip text appears when you move the mouse over the hyperlink.

    

Word displays the location on your computer’s hard disk or in your network, or, if you linked to a Web page, Word displays the Web address.

How do I use a hyperlink that appears in a Word document?

Press and hold as you click the hyperlink. The linked document or Web page will appear.