Did you know you can insert links in your document to point people to another place? This can be a really useful feature for long documents, complex projects, pointing people to a Web page, or providing your contact information.

 

Here’s a basic description of how links work. First, you select the text that you want the person to click. Then, you insert the link (we’ll talk about just how to do that later in this lesson). Once that is done, you will see blue underlined text in your document. It can display the name of the link destination (like http://www.microsoft.com) or other text that you choose (like: Microsoft’s Web site has lots of cool information!). That blue text is a link, meaning you will be taken to that location when you hold Ctrl and click it.

 

Let’s take a look at the different kinds of links and how to use them