Lesson 11

Linking Within a Document

Linking within a document

Links usually take you outside of Google Docs. But you can also link one
part of your document to another, and go to any point you desire by using
headings and bookmarks.

Linking to a heading

Headings tend to be used at the beginning of a section, and you can link to
them in a few quick steps. To learn more about creating headings, take a look at
our Text Styles lesson.

Let’s link some text to a heading called New Client

Overview: 1. Highlight the desired text.

2. Right-click it, and select Link.

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3. Open the Headings drop-down menu, and choose the heading you want
to link to.
 4. Click Apply to create the link.

5. To use the link, click it, then click the heading name.

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Creating a bookmark

What if you want to link to a specific point in your document, like a statistic
or key fact? You can use bookmarks, and you can place them almost anywhere:
on a blank space, a block of text, or an image.

Here's how to create a bookmark in Google Docs:

 1. Highlight your desired content. In this example, it's a statistic in a table.

2. Click Insert, then select Bookmark.

3. A small bookmark icon will appear to the left of your selection.

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Linking to a bookmark

Now let's link some text to the bookmark we just created:

1. Select the relevant text.

2. Right-click the text, then select Link.

3. Click the Bookmarks drop-down menu, and select the bookmark you
want to link to.

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4. Click Apply to complete the link.
Shareable links and bookmarks

You can even create a shareable link that goes directly to the bookmark.
Just click the bookmark icon, right-click the word Link, and select Copy link
address. You can give that link to anyone who has permission to access your
document.

All of these links will still work even if you download your Google Doc as a
PDF file or Word document. Whether you’re online or not, linking to headings
and bookmarks can help make key information easier to find.

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