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Hyperlinks

You implement hyperlinks using Word hyperlinks and bookmarks.

This is a hyperlink to a page on the web

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To make a hyperlink to a page on the web:

  • select the text to be hyperlinked
  • from the Word menu choose Insert/Hyperlink
  • in the dialog choose Existing File or Web Page
  • type in the URL to which you want to link

This is a hyperlink to a place in this document

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To make a hyperlink to a place in the document:

  • insert a bookmark at the place you want to link to
    • type the name of the bookmark into the text
    • select it
    • from the Word menu choose Insert/Bookmark
    • type the bookmark name again
    • click Add
    • the text appears in square brackets
  • hyperlink the text to the bookmark
    • select the text to be hyperlinked
    • from the Word menu choose Insert/Hyperlink
    • in the dialog choose Place in This Document
    • choose the bookmark you have just created and click OK

This is a hyperlinked image

Thomasina the cat

You can create hyperlinked images in exactly the same way. Instead of selecting text, just select the image to be hyperlinked.