How to Insert, Delete, and

Manage Hyperlinks in Microsoft

Word

1. Insert a Hyperlink to an External Web Page

In your Word document, highlight the text you would like to link. You can also use this
same technique to add a link to an image.

Right-click the selected text, point to the “Link” option, and then click the “Insert Link”
command.

In the Insert Hyperlink window, select “Existing File or Web Page” on the left.
Type (or copy and paste) the URL of the web page into the “Address” field.

And then click “Ok” to save your hyperlink.

And just like that, you’ve turned that text into a link.
2. Insert a Hyperlink to Another Location in the
Same Document
In order to hyperlink to a different location within the same document, you must first set
up a bookmark to which you’ll link.

Place your cursor where you want to insert the bookmark.

Switch to the “Insert” tab on Word’s Ribbon.

On the Insert tab, click the “Bookmark” button.

In the Bookmark window, type the name you want for your bookmark. The name must
begin with a letter, but can include letters and numbers (just no spaces).

Click “Add” to insert your bookmark.

Now that you’ve got a bookmark set up, you can add a link to it. Select the text you want
to turn into a link.
Right click on the selected text, point to the “Link” option, and then click the “Insert Link”
command.

In the Insert Hyperlink window, click the “Place In This Document” option on the left.

On the right, you’ll see a list of bookmarks in the document. Select the one you want.
And then click the “OK” button.

Now whenever you click that link, Word will jump to the bookmark.

Insert a Hyperlink to an Email Address

Select, and then right-click the text you want to turn into a link.

Point to the “Link” option, and then click the “Insert Link” button.
Select the “E-mail Address” option on the left of the Insert Hyperlink window.

Type the email address you want to link to. Word automatically adds the “mailto:” text at
the beginning of the address. This helps the link open in the reader’s default mail client.

Click “OK” to insert your link.

And now, whenever you click the link, a blank message should open in the default email
client, already addressed to the linked recipient.

Insert a Hyperlink That Creates a New

Document
Select the text you’d like to turn into a link, and then right click it.

Point to the “Link” option, and then select the “Insert Link” command.

Select “Create New Document” on the left.

Type the name that you want used for the new document.

Select whether you want to edit the new document later or right away. If you select the
option to edit the new document now, Word creates and opens the new document will
open immediately. 

Click “OK” when you’re done.

Change a Hyperlink
To do so, right-click the hyperlink, and then choose “Edit Hyperlink” from the context
menu.

Change or type a new hyperlink into the “Address” box.

And then click the “OK” button.

Delete a Hyperlink
Removing a hyperlink from your document is also easy. Just right-click the linked text,
and choose “Remove Hyperlink” from the context menu.

And, voila! The hyperlink is gone.