How to Make a Hyper Link Index to Network Files

If you work in a business environment with office documents on multiple network drives and folder locations, you can create this hyper-link document with simple point and click accessibility.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Word processing software

1. Open word or your document processing software.
2. Insert a table with approximately three columns wide and enough rows to accommodate the location of all the files you want to index.
3. Use the columns to organize your data, one column is for inserting the Hyperlink (usually by going to insert/hyperlink).
4. When you choose insert/hyperlink, you need to select Text to display and fill in what you want it to reflect in your link, and also choose the file location as shown in the photo on the previous step. Repeat this for all the files you wish to categorize in this document.
5. You should be able to click on the hyperlink to open your word documents with a simple point and click. The hyperlink will require you to hold the control button down while you open the hyperlink. If you get a security alert due to your word or windows security settings you may adjust said security settings to allow seamless functionality. Usually this is the MS Word macro settings are set too low. Go to tools/macro/security/settings to change these settings.

Tips & Warnings

• Once you have taken the time and effort in creating this time saving helpful tool, you may find that your frustration levels in locating files have reduced.

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