Copy and Paste
a URL into Word or another Application and Create a Working Hyperlink
Procedures
Description
Working hyperlinks in a Word document
or other applications allow you to open a web page—assuming you have the
Internet open—by just clicking on the hyperlink. Use copy and paste procedures to put the URL
into an application. Press the Spacebar
or Enter key on the keyboard to make it working or active.
A URL before it is made active or
working: http://www.engr.iupui/edu/~stevens/cit106
An active or working hyperlink: http://www.engr.iupui.edu/~stevens/cit106
- Open
Word and Internet Explorer (or another browser).
Tip: Move and size both
windows so they display side-by-side. It
is a more visual way to follow the copy and paste process.
- Switch
to Internet Explorer (or another browser).
- Select
the URL in the browser.
- Right
click on the mouse.
- Select
Copy from the drop down menu.
The URL goes to the Clip Board.
- Switch
to Word.
- Put
the cursor where you want place the URL.
- Right
click on the mouse.
- Select
.Paste from the drop
down menu. The URL appears but is not active yet. For example,
http://www.engr.iupui/edu/~stevens/cit106.
- Press
the ENTER key or SPACEBAR on the keyboard after you paste the URL. The URL will become an active
hyperlink. For example, http://www.engr.iupui.edu/~stevens/cit106
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