Format a hyperlink

Show All You can format text or a graphic that's displayed for a single hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a We page on the World Wide We , or a We page on an intranet! "yperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to #opher, $elnet, and %$& sites!' y selecting the text or graphic and applying new formatting! (f you want to change the appearance of all text hyperlinks in a document, do the following: )! +! *pen the document that contains the hyperlinks you want to change! *n the Formatting tool ar (tool ar: A ar with uttons and options that you use to carry out commands! $o display a tool ar, press A,$ and then S"(%$-%).!', click Styles and Formatting ! /! 0o one of the following: $o change the appearance of hyperlinks, in the Pick formatting to apply ox, right1click the Hyperlink style, and then click Modify!

$o change the appearance of followed hyperlinks (followed hyperlink: A hyperlink to a destination you ha2e 2isited! *nce you follow a hyperlink to its destination, the hyperlink changes color!', in the Pick formatting to apply ox, right1click the FollowedHyperlink style, and then click Modify! Note (f the Hyperlink or FollowedHyperlink styles do not appear in the Pick formatting to apply ox, in the Show ox, click All Styles!

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Select the formatting options that you want, or click Format, and then click Font to see more options!

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$o use the modified Hyperlink or FollowedHyperlink style in new documents ased on the same template, select the Add to template check ox in the Modify Style dialog ox! You can also use themes (theme: A set of unified design elements that pro2ides a look for your document y using color, fonts, and graphics!' to change the appearance of hyperlinks and other elements in your document or We page!

Create a hyperlink
"ide All 4icrosoft Word creates a hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a We page on the World Wide We , or a We page on an intranet! "yperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to #opher, $elnet, and %$& sites!' for you when you type the address of an existing We page, such as www!microsoft!com, if the automatic formatting of hyperlinks has not een turned off! You can also create customi5ed links! Create customi5ed hyperlinks to one of the following: An existing or new document, file, or We page )! Select the text or picture you want to display as the hyperlink, and then click Insert Hyperlink on the Standard tool ar (tool ar: A ar with uttons and options that you use to carry out commands! $o display a tool ar, press A,$ and then S"(%$-%).!'! +! 0o one of the following: ,ink to an existing file or We page )! +! 6nder Link to, click Existing File or e! Page! (n the Address ox, type the address you want to link to or, in the Look in ox, click the down arrow, and na2igate to and select the file! ,ink to a file you ha2en't created yet /! 3! 7! 6nder Link to, click "reate New #oc$ment! (n the Name of new doc$ment ox, type the name of the new file! 6nder hen to edit, click either Edit the new doc$ment later or Edit the new doc$ment now!

Note $o assign a Screen$ip (Screen$ip: A short description that appears when the user holds the mouse pointer o2er an o 8ect, such as a utton or hyperlink!' that displays when you rest the mouse o2er the hyperlink, click Screen%ip, and then type the text you want! Word uses the path or address of the file as the tip if you do not specify one! /! (f you are working with frames pages (frames page: A We page that di2ides a We rowser window into different scrolla le areas that can independently display se2eral We pages! *ne window can remain unchanged, while the other windows change ased on hyperlinks that the user selects!', specify which frame will display the destination of the hyperlink!

"ow9 )! +! (n the Insert Hyperlink dialog ox, click %arget Frame! (n the Set %arget Frame dialog ox, under "$rrent frames page, click the frame in the diagram where you want the destination of the hyperlink to appear! Notes You can also set the target frame y clicking the down arrow in the Select the frame where yo$ want the doc$ment to appear ox! (n addition to specifying a frame that you name, you can also specify a hyperlink to open a page in the same frame, in the :parent: frames page, or in a new window! An e1mail address )! Select the text or picture you want to display as the hyperlink, and then click Insert Hyperlink on the Standard tool ar (tool ar: A ar with uttons and options that you use to carry out commands! $o display a tool ar, press A,$ and then S"(%$-%).!'! 6nder Link to, click E&mail Address!

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;ither type the e1mail address you want in the E&mail address ox, or select an e1mail address in the 'ecently $sed e&mail addresses ox! 3! (n the S$!(ect ox, type the su 8ect of the e1mail message! Notes Some We rowsers (We rowser: Software that interprets "$4, files, formats them into We pages, and displays them! A We rowser, such as 4icrosoft (nternet ;xplorer, can follow hyperlinks, transfer files, and play sound or 2ideo files that are em edded in We pages!' and e1mail programs might not recogni5e the su 8ect line! $o assign a Screen$ip (Screen$ip: A short description that appears when the user holds the mouse pointer o2er an o 8ect, such as a utton or hyperlink!' to display when you rest the mouse o2er the hyperlink, click Screen%ip and then type the text you want! Word uses :mailto: followed y the e1mail address and the su 8ect line as the tip if you do not specify one! $ip You can also create a hyperlink to an e1mail address y typing the address in the document! %or example, type someone)example*com, and Word creates the hyperlink for you! A specific location in another document or We page

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(nsert a ookmark ( ookmark: A location or selection of text in a file that you name for reference purposes! <ookmarks identify a location within your file that you can later refer or link to!' in the destination file or We page! *pen the file that you want to link from, and select the text or o 8ect you want to display as the hyperlink! *n the Standard tool ar (tool ar: A ar with uttons and options that you use to carry out commands! $o display a tool ar, press A,$ and then S"(%$-%).!', click Insert Hyperlink ! 6nder Link to, click Existing File or e! Page! (n the Look in ox, click the down arrow, and na2igate to and select the file that you want to link to! Click +ookmark, select the ookmark you want, and then click ,-! Note $o assign a Screen$ip (Screen$ip: A short description that appears when the user holds the mouse pointer o2er an o 8ect, such as a utton or hyperlink!' to display when you rest the mouse o2er the hyperlink in the source file, click Screen%ip and then type the text you want! Word uses the path to the file, including the ookmark name, as the tip if you do not specify one!

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(f you are working with frames pages (frames page: A We page that di2ides a We rowser window into different scrolla le areas that can independently display se2eral We pages! *ne window can remain unchanged, while the other windows change ased on hyperlinks that the user selects!', specify which frame will display the destination of the hyperlink! "ow9 )! +! (n the Insert Hyperlink dialog ox, click %arget Frame! (n the Set %arget Frame dialog ox, under "$rrent frames page, click the frame in the diagram where you want the destination of the hyperlink to appear! Notes You can also set the target frame y clicking the down arrow in the Select the frame where yo$ want the doc$ment to appear ox! (n addition to specifying a frame that you name, you can also specify a hyperlink to open a page in the same frame, in the :parent: frames page, or in a new window! $ip

%rom Word documents, you can create links to specific locations in files that are sa2ed in 4icrosoft ;xcel (!xls' or &ower&oint (!ppt' format! $o link to a specific location in an ;xcel work ook, create a defined name in the work ook, and then at the end of the file name in the hyperlink, type . (num er sign' followed y the defined name! $o link to a specific slide in a &ower&oint presentation, type .

followed y the slide num er after the file name! A location in the current document or We page )! $o link to a place in the current document, you can use either heading styles (heading style: %ormatting applied to a heading! 4icrosoft Word has nine different uilt1in styles: "eading ) through "eading ?!' or ookmarks ( ookmark: A location or selection of text in a file that you name for reference purposes! <ookmarks identify a location within your file that you can later refer or link to!' in Word! (n the current document, do one of the following: (nsert a ookmark at the location you want to go to! Apply one of Word's uilt1in heading styles to the text at the location you want to go to! Select the text or o 8ect you want to display as the hyperlink! *n the Standard tool ar (tool ar: A ar with uttons and options that you use to carry out commands! $o display a tool ar, press A,$ and then S"(%$-%).!', click Insert Hyperlink ! 6nder Link to, click Place in %his #oc$ment! (n the list, select the heading or ookmark you want to link to! Note $o assign a Screen$ip (Screen$ip: A short description that appears when the user holds the mouse pointer o2er an o 8ect, such as a utton or hyperlink!' to e displayed when you rest the mouse o2er the hyperlink, click Screen%ip, and then type the text you want! %or links to headings, Word uses :Current document: as the tip if you do not specify one@ for links to ookmarks, Word uses the ookmark name! >! (f you are working with frames pages (frames page: A We page that di2ides a We rowser window into different scrolla le areas that can independently display se2eral We pages! *ne window can remain unchanged, while the other windows change ased on hyperlinks that the user selects!', specify which frame will display the destination of the hyperlink! "ow9
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(n the Insert Hyperlink dialog ox, click %arget Frame! (n the Set %arget Frame dialog ox, under "$rrent frames page, click the frame in the diagram where you want the destination of the hyperlink to appear!
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hyperlink to open a page in the same frame, in the :parent: frames page, or in a new window! Another file or program that you drag from You can create a hyperlink Auickly y dragging selected text or pictures from a Word document or 4icrosoft &ower&oint slide, a selected range in 4icrosoft ;xcel, a selected data ase o 8ect in 4icrosoft Access, or a We address or hyperlink from some We rowsers (We rowser: Software that interprets "$4, files, formats them into We pages, and displays them! A We rowser, such as 4icrosoft (nternet ;xplorer, can follow hyperlinks, transfer files, and play sound or 2ideo files that are em edded in We pages!'! $he text you copy must come from a file that has already een sa2ed! )! 0isplay oth files on the screen! (f you are dragging text etween two Word files, open oth files, and then click Arrange All on the indow menu! (f you are dragging text etween two programs, resi5e the windows of oth programs so you can see them at the same time! +! (n the destination document or worksheet, select the text, graphic, or other item you want to 8ump to! /! Bight1click and drag the selection to the document where you want to create the hyperlink! As you drag the selection into your document, a shortcut menu appears! 3! Notes

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You can also copy and paste text as a hyperlink to achie2e the same effect! Copy the text you want to the Clip oard, click where you want to insert the text, and then click Paste as Hyperlink on the Edit menu! You cannot drag and drop drawing o 8ects, such as AutoShapes (AutoShapes: A group of ready1made shapes that includes asic shapes, such as rectangles and circles, plus a 2ariety of lines and connectors, lock arrows, flowchart sym ols, stars and anners, and callouts!', to create hyperlinks! $o create a hyperlink for a drawing o 8ect, select the o 8ect and then click Insert Hyperlink on the Standard tool ar (tool ar: A ar with uttons and options that you use to carry out commands! $o display a tool ar, press A,$ and then S"(%$-%).!'!