Editing a Hyperlink

Summary: Word allows you to embed active hyperlinks in your documents. If you later want to change or edit that hyperlink, you can use the techniques discussed in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

Once a hyperlink is placed in your document, it is not unusual to periodically need to change the link in some way. This is quite easy to do, using any of the following methods:

Position the insertion point within the hyperlink, and then click on the Insert Hyperlink tool on the toolbar. (In Word 2007, display the Insert tab of the ribbon and then click Hyperlink in the Links group.)
Position the insertion point within the hyperlink, and then choose Insert Hyperlink from the Insert menu. (This won't work in Word 2007, as there is no Insert menu. Instead, you use the Insert tab of the ribbon, as mentioned in the previous bullet point.)
Right-click on the hyperlink, choose Hyperlink from the Context menu, and then choose Edit Hyperlink.

At the conclusion of any of these steps, the Edit Hyperlink dialog box is visible. (Click here to see a related figure.) The difference between this instance and actually adding a hyperlink is that all the information in the dialog box is already filled in. You can make edits to your heart's content, and then click on OK to save your changes.

Tip #90 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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