Including clickable links (called hyperlinks) in your Office documents is a handy way to enhance content. When clicked, a hyperlink will launch a browser to display a particular Web page, open a document located on your hard disk, or address a new message in your email program.
1. | Do one of the following:
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2. | Choose Insert > Hyperlink ( The Insert Hyperlink dialog box appears (Figure 2.1). Figure 2.1. You can create a link in the current document that—when clicked—will open a Web page, a document on disk, or a new email message. |
3. | If it isn't selected, click the Web Page tab. |
4. | Do one of the following:
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5. | Optional:
The text in the Display text box is what will appear on the document page. By default, the Link to text is displayed. To specify different text, edit as desired. |
6. | Optional:
When the cursor is rested over a hyperlink, a pop-up ScreenTip appears (Figure 2.2). By default, the Link to text is displayed. Click ScreenTip to customize the text that appears. Figure 2.2. A ScreenTip automatically appears when you rest the cursor over a hyperlink. |
7. | Optional:
To link to a specific spot on the Web page (called a bookmark or anchor), click the Locate button. Note that the Web page designer must have already created the anchor. You cannot arbitrarily select a link spot. In the dialog box that appears (Figure 2.3), select a bookmark and click OK. Figure 2.3. To link to a specific location on a Web page, select it from the named bookmarks in the list. |
8. | Click OK to create the hyperlink. |