You can change the text or destination of a link, remove it, or change its properties.
Changing link text and destination
After you insert a link, you can later change link text or change the page that the link opens.
To change link text:
- In your draft, select the link text you want to change.
- Type new text.
To change link destination:
- In your draft, select an existing link.
- Do one of the following to open the Insert Link dialog box:
- Select Format > Link Properties.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Link Properties.
- The Insert Link dialog box appears.
- If you want to change the type of page you link to, click a button at the top of the dialog box; otherwise, skip this step.
- Select or browse to a new page.
- Click OK.
Removing a link
After you insert a link, you can easily remove the link from your text or image.
To remove a link:
- In your draft, select the link you want to remove.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Format > Remove Link.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Remove Link from the pop-up menu.
The link text or image in the draft is no longer a link.
Changing link properties
You can change link properties, including link text and destination and advanced link settings.
To change link properties:
- In your draft, select an existing link.
- Do one of the following to open the Insert Link dialog box:
- Select Format > Link Properties.
- Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh), and then select Link Properties.
- The Insert Link dialog box appears.
- Change any of the following link properties:
- Link text
You can also change link text by selecting the text in your draft and typing over it.
- Linked file, web page, or e-mail
- Web address
For more information about the web address, see “Editing the URL for a link”
- Anchor
For more information about anchors, see “Linking to a specific place in a page”
- Target
For more information about setting a target, see “Setting a target for your page”
- Click OK.
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