How to Use Your Word Processor

Creating and Editing Links

Most word processing and desktop publishing programs—and all Web editors—allow you to create links between documents. In many programs, you can also creates links within a document (such as from a table of contents to a location elsewhere in the document). To create and edit links in Microsoft Word, use these techniques:

Creating and Formatting New Links: Select the text or object (picture, text box, graphic object) that you want to link and then choose the INSERT > HYPERLINK command from the main menu or the Insert Hyperlink icon on the toolbar . The Insert Hyperlink dialog box allows you to select a destination (a file or a Web location) from the dialog box or type a URL in the Address field. You can also create informational flags (which appear when a mouse cursor is hovered over a link) by clicking on the Screen Tip button. The Target Frame button allows you to choose whether to open the document in the current window or a new window. Other options, such as linking within the document or creating a link to an email address, are also available.

Formatting Existing Links: To format an existing hyperlink, right click (in Windows) or control click (on the Macintosh) on the link and select the EDIT > HYPERLINK command. The Edit Hyperlink dialog box, which is similar in appearance to the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, will appear, allowing you to format the link.