Work Instruction – Add a hyperlink to word(s) in a document

 If you wish to add a hyperlink to a word in a document, here's how:

      1. Select the word(s) you want to link to. (This illustration will link to: ‘the chrysanthemum’)    

     2. Have the hyperlink to the website (or other information) you wish to link to at hand:

(In this illustration I’ve used the link to an Amazon promotion for some good espionage novels.

NOTE:  The link can be short or long (like the one below). 

    3. Select the entire link (be careful not to leave off any of the characters).  I've chosen a very long one to illustrate how beneficial it is to use this method.

https://www.amazon.com.au/hz/mobile/mission/?_encoding=UTF8&p=F0jp%2ByWsM8x0tnPrtIhgexYict0%2BmH8CriYjU0ALsA03NYSt2x%2Bxt9jYIBn5NOB8GEW7gU63CQTCbfwdvM%2FmSMfcjCymqa%2FVosvAx%2BG%2BEvmcj2RA8o4zwqQU1BThUGuhTNoDJzNK7QbGWUy%2BIObeGPjrhj3X0cOFNwJvbCAhRza1CAPWJqyuxKTWzL7jomL5x65gx%2FqxffW1%2Bm7s4z5agho%2Bd6VFH8IylY6WevAuFEwFvPjmqe1BB63zKDNyFvwIRw7C%2BpFfLXaL%2F%2FAKoAdYWkTP94yW%2F99Yb8tbQnU6sxWPj5GkkRh2Kbl5KFF8n%2BWLX2uU9D9h2gH1usPNLwypYKzQRznHYJgimH2egfSgp294XVqOk8BCgyqcP%2FvxDxASk19hNhD2sj7V63rmVUnoHdRAKVQGWJzNNd0PV%2BY1ZBA%3D&pd_rd_w=PpkqZ&content-id=amzn1.sym.0f8ee610-b659-4aa7-823c-064f1a0971f3%3Aamzn1.symc.79c255d6-0688-4760-bc39-1cacf7968323&pf_rd_p=0f8ee610-b659-4aa7-823c-064f1a0971f3&pf_rd_r=NEKSS01EVP93XX7P68FD&pd_rd_wg=7KuNo&pd_rd_r=1177a138-2866-47e9-871d-034540a308d2&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

     4. Once highlighted, move the cursor into the highlighted link itself, and click the right mouse button.

     5. Select ‘Copy’ to copy. This will ‘hold the link’ in your mouse.

    6. Move your cursor into the word(s) to highlight (the chrysanthemum). 

    7. Hold and keep holding down the left mouse button.  Put your cursor on the first letter of the word(s) and carefully drag the cursor over all the word(s) you wish the link to be embedded in (‘the chrysanthemum’)

   8. Once the words are highlighted, place your cursor on these highlighted words and click the right mouse button.  A new window will open.

    9. Select ‘Link’ from the pop-up menu and a new window will appear.

       10. Place your cursor in the ‘Address:’ field and right click the mouse button and select ‘Paste’ to copy the link (held in your mouse) into the field.

      11.   Click OK. 

      12.  The words should now be in blue and underlined.  (this is not linked, just in blue and underlined as an example).

      13.  It is always good to test the link in the word(s) in the document to ensure it leads to the correct page or website.

NOTE:  Sometimes a page or website location changes in time. If a document will be used for a long time, testing it works at least annually is advisable.