How to Insert a Link Into a Doc
Microsoft Word allows users to insert working hyperlinks into their documents, allowing readers convenient access to Web pages without having to copy and paste the URL. When a reader with a working Internet connection and browser clicks on the link in the document, the result is that the page will open in the computer's default Web browser. Inserting a link into a Word document is made easy thanks to Microsoft's "insert hyperlink" feature.
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Instructions
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Open your Word document. Position the cursor at the point in the document where you would like the link to be placed.
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From the top menu bar, select "Insert," then from the drop down menu select "Hyperlink." This will open the hyperlink dialogue box.
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Select "Existing file or webpage" from the left column. This allows you to link to a document or Web site. If you are sending this document to readers who will not be using your computer workstation to read the document, the linked location must be on a shared drive which they can access from their computer. If the location is a Web site, the reader must have working Internet access and a Web browser in order for the link to work.
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Enter the link description you wish to have appear in the document in the "Text to display" box. This will be the link as it appears in your document.
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Select the document you wish to link to from the file menu displayed in the dialogue box. If you are linking to a Web site, enter the full URL including "http://" into the "Address" box at the bottom of the dialogue box. Click "OK" to create the link and close the dialogue box.
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