How to Activate a Link From Microsoft Office & Word 2003

When you are creating any type of document with a Microsoft Office 2003 software program you can add a hyperlink to your page. For example, with the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher and other programs you make a block of text or image into a link using the Insert Hyperlink feature. After adding the link it will become activated and you can click on it to reach to page you linked to.

Instructions

1. Open the Microsoft Word 2003 or Microsoft Office 2003 program on your computer that you want to activate a link for.

2. Use your mouse to highlight any text or an image that you want to turn into a hyperlink.

3. Click the "Insert Hyperlink" option from the "Standard" toolbar menu at the top of the application.

4. Click the "Existing File or Web Page" option below the "Link to" heading. Enter the hyperlink address into the "Address" field.

5. Press the "Enter" key and the hyperlink will be activated. Click on the link and you're Web browser will open to the specific link.

References

• Microsoft Office: Create a Hyperlink
• Microsoft Office: Format a Hyperlink