Day 56: Best Practice: Creating links

Inserting a link in Outlook or Word:

  1. Enter the link text
  2. Select the link text
  3. Insert the link
      4. screenshot of the Microsoft office link button with the image of a chain link, the word,
    • Select the insert link button from the toolbar
    • Right select the highlighted text and select the link button
    • Press Ctrl + K (Windows) or Command + K (Mac)
  4. Complete the link fields
    5. Screenshot of the insert link dialog box showing the link for DA start with the URL
    • Display as: This field will have the selected text filled in, this is the link people will select
    • Web address (URL): Paste in the full URL including the https (for example, https://www.utmb.edu/a11y)
  5. Select the OK button
  6. The selected text will now be formatted as a link: DA Start

Important: always test the link before publishing or sending!

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