This wikiHow teaches you how to link to online content in a variety of ways. You can copy and paste a website address to create a link, insert a link into an email to hide the link address using text, or program a link into a website using HTML.
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Method 1 of 3: Copy and Paste the Link
Step 1. Go to the web page you want to link to
To find a link to a specific website page, you need to visit that page first.
Step 2. Select the web page address
Touch or click the web address that appears at the top of the web browser. After that, the address will be marked.
Step 3. Copy the address
To copy it:
- Mobile browser - Touch " Copy ' when prompted. You may need to touch and hold the address or select “ Select All ” first on some devices.
- Desktop browser – Press Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Mac) after the link/address is marked.
Step 4. Find a place to paste the link
You can paste the link in any text field (e.g. Facebook status field, Microsoft Word document, mobile messaging app, etc.).
Step 5. Paste the link
To paste it:
- Mobile device – Touch and hold the text field, then touch “ Paste ' when prompted.
- Desktop – Click and touch the text field, then press the Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac) key combination.
Step 6. Test the link you pasted
After uploading it, touch or click on the link to make sure it can take you to the right destination.
The link color usually changes when it's ready to use
Method 2 of 3: Adding a Link to an Email
Step 1. Copy the website address
A link is a website link that is hidden or “embedded” in the text. Links are useful when you want to provide a link to a web page without interrupting the appearance of an email with a long or complex web address.
Step 2. Open the email account on the computer
Email services usually allow you to add a link to a message. However, to include a link you need to use an email website, not a mobile email app.
- If you're not logged into your email account, enter your email address and password before moving on to the next step.
- You cannot create links in Microsoft Outlook.
Step 3. Open a new email window
This step will depend on the email service provider you're using:
- Gmail - Click the button " COMPOSE ” in the upper-left corner of the page.
- Yahoo - Click the button " Compose ” in the upper-left corner of the page.
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Apple mail – Click the blue pen and pad icon
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Step 4. Click the main body of the message
This is the large blank space below the "Subject" segment or column. After that, you can create links.
Step 5. Click the link icon
On most email providers, the link icon looks like two chains. Usually, you can find this icon at the bottom of the " New Email " window. Once clicked, the link will be displayed.
In Apple mail, link options are indicated by the “ www ” at the top of the " New Email " window.
Step 6. Paste the link
Click the " Link " or " Hyperlink " column, then press the Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (Mac) key combination.
Step 7. Enter the link text
In the " Text to display ", " Text ", or " https:// " fields, enter the name of the text you want to display as a link.
For example, you could type "click here" into the field to create a link to a specific page that works when someone clicks on the phrase "click here" in an email
Step 8. Click OK or Save.
After that, the link will be added to the message. After that, you can return to writing messages.
Method 3 of 3: Using HTML
Step 1. Open a text editing program
You can use any program that allows you to enter text (eg Microsoft Word or Notepad).
Step 2. Make sure the linked content is on your website
If you want to link content to a website, the page or content you want to link must already exist on your website.
If you want to link to an existing photo on your own website, the photo must already be saved on the website. You'll also need to know the address of the page that contains the photo
Step 3. Create the link text
This text will then be clicked by the user to access the linked page. Just type the desired word or phrase into a text editing program.
For example, you can use the word " LINK " as text that site visitors can then click on
Step 4. Surround the link text with markers
A link can be created by adding a "" tag, followed by the link text (e.g. " LINK ") and a closing marker ().
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At first, the link code will look like this:
LINK
Step 5. Add the "href" attribute
Type
href=
in the opening marker to indicate the purpose of the link. The "href" attribute is used to tell the browser which address to go to when the link is clicked.
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In the incomplete state, your link code will look like this:
LINK
Step 6. Enter the website address
Between "href=" and ">", type the address of the destination website. Make sure you put quotes before and after the address. You can include internal links (e.g. other pages on your website) or external links, such as pages on other websites.
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For example, if you wanted to link to YouTube, the generated link code would look like this:
LINK
Step 7. Upload the link
To place a link on a website, you need to access the site code page. You can copy a link by selecting it and pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Mac). After that, paste the link code into the website code page by pressing Ctrl+V or Command+V.
