Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks allow you to jump to specific pages, files or web addresses (URLs) with a single click.

About hyperlinks

Hyperlinks make it easy to navigate between areas in your publication or to access external resources—web pages, or files stored on the reader's local storage. Email addresses can be also linked to, which will launch the reader's email app and set up a message to a specified email address.

Hyperlinks created in Publisher are included when your document is exported as a PDF. Additionally, if you create a TOC or index and request hyperlinks on export, the TOC or index will be furnished with hyperlinks as appropriate.

Add Hyperlink To insert a hyperlink:
  1. Make an insertion point within the word or select the full range of text you wish to be hyperlinked. Then do one of the following:
    • From the Text menu, click Interactive and then select Insert Hyperlink.
    • From the Hyperlinks panel (enabled via Window>References), select Add Hyperlink.
  2. In the Hyperlink Properties dialog, do the following:
    1. Choose a hyperlink Type.
    2. Depending on the link type, specify the destination: select a page number, section, existing anchor or external file, or type or paste the web page or email address to be linked.
    3. (Optional) When inserting a hyperlink in a data merge layout and the target is a URL, an anchor, an email address or a file referenced in a field of a data merge source, check From Data Merge and then select the Field that contains target information.
    4. (Optional) For a file link, tick Include File on Export to have Publisher create a copy of the file alongside the PDF (when exporting to a PDF version that supports hyperlinks).
    5. (Optional) If the link is applied to text, choose a Character Style for the text.
    6. Click OK.
To edit a hyperlink:
  1. On the Hyperlinks panel, double-click the hyperlink you wish to edit.
  2. Update the hyperlink's settings in the Hyperlink Properties dialog.
To rename a hyperlink:
  1. On the Hyperlinks panel, select the hyperlink you wish to rename.
  2. After a brief pause, click the hyperlink's name to begin editing it, make your changes, then press .
Go to Source To go to a hyperlink's source in the document:
  1. On the Hyperlinks panel, select a hyperlink.
  2. Click Go to Source.
Go to Target To go to a hyperlink's target:
  1. On the Hyperlinks panel, select a hyperlink.
  2. Click Go to Target.
Remove Hyperlink To remove a hyperlink:
  1. On the Hyperlinks panel, select the unwanted hyperlink.
  2. Click Remove Hyperlink.

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