Adding Hyperlinks

Word allows you to add hyperlinks to your documents. This can come in handy if want active links between documents, or if you are creating a Web page using Word. You create hyperlinks by following these steps:

1. Select the text in your document that you want to use for the hyperlink.
2. Click on the Insert Hyperlink tool on the toolbar, or choose Hyperlink from the Insert menu. Word displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.) If you are using Word 2007 display the Insert tab of the ribbon and click Hyperlink in the Links group.
3. The text you selected in step 1 shows up in the Text to Display box, except in Word 97. You can change the text if you want.
4. In the Link to File or URL box (Word 97), the Type the File or Web Page Name (Word 2000), or the Address box (Word 2002, Word 2003, or Word 2007), specify the address for the page that will be loaded when the user clicks on your hyperlink. Typically this is a URL, but it can also be a document or resource on your system. You can also select an address from the drop-down list or use the Browse button to help locate the resource.
5. When completed, click on OK.