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Format Hyperlinks in Word

Hyperlinks have two parts: the part that the reader sees and the part that the computer acts on.

At I Get It! Development, we frequently see hyperlinks of the http://www.igetit.net/newsletters/Y07_08/embedYourHyperlinks.asp?q=How%20Did%20I%20Get%20Here%21 type embedded in Word documents.

While this will certainly work, it isn't much to look at!

In your Word document containing hyperlinks, right-click on any hyperlink and you should see the dialog box below.

Circled in blue is the Text To Display. You should type something that fits into your sentence like "well formatted". (see our final sentence with hyperlink below!)



BTW, try not to use "Click Here" as that phrase went out long ago.

You don't have to change the Address, circled in red, since you have already set that properly. The arrow points to a ScreenTip which you can use to provide a clue to your reader what they can expect at the other end of the link. The ScreenTip appears if your reader hovers the mouse over your hyperlink.

With the changes above made, our opening paragraph becomes

At I Get It! Development, we hope to see hyperlinks of the well formatted type embedded in Word documents more frequently!

Although we chose Word to illustrate the embedding and formatting of hyperlinks, these features work in all Microsoft Office programs.


 
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