Links in a Word 97 Document

What is a Link?

Links are the common way to access a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), which are used extensively on the Internet. A URL is similar to your address: your address is unique and tells people how to get to you. A URL is a unique code assigned to your page. People who type this code or click on a link to it will then access your Web page. Some examples of URLs are:

http://www.uic.edu

http://www.microsoft.com

mailto://mjordan@worldchampion.chicagobulls.com

Typing Links in a Word Document

When you type a URL similar to those shown above, Word will automatically turn it into a link.

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Clicking on the link will open up your default web browser and accesses that page.

If you wish to make existing text or graphics into a link, you can highlight it and use the Insert|Hyperlink button on the Standard toolbar. (Also under the Insert menu, or use [CTRL] + [K]) The following dialog box then appears.

You can type in the name of the path where the link should go to. You can also even add a specifc name, bookmark, or anchor within the document where the link goes. The resulting text looks like this:

It should be noted that you can use the Web toolbar in Word to access sites on the Internet. Use the Web Toolbar button to bring it up.