How to Set a Base Address in Word

The "base address" in Microsoft Word is a default location that hyperlinks point to within a document. If you want to specify a base address for a particular document, you can do so by editing its settings. The base address will only change for that particular document. Any other documents that you work with will also require you to make the same changes to settings for the documents to use your new base address.

Instructions

1. Double-click the Microsoft Word icon on your desktop to open a document to edit it.

2. Click "File" at the top of the screen.

3. Click the "Properties" button and select "Advanced Properties" from the drop-down menu.

4. Click the "Summary" button at the top of the "Advanced Properties" window. Insert the base address you want to use for the document into the box labeled "Hyperlink Base."

5. Click "OK" to save your hyperlink base address.

References

• Microsoft Office: How to Create Absolute Hyperlinks and Relative Hyperlinks in Word Documents