Whether linking to a SharePoint page within your site (internal link), or to an outside page or website (external link), adding a hyperlink on a page is simple.
Link Best Practices
- It's important to
review your links periodically and update and fix broken links in your site.
- It is a best practice to link text contextually rather than using "click here" as the link text. Click here is harder to see, makes your content longer, and is less accessible for individuals using assistive technology such as screen readers. The bullet point above is an example of contextual linking, as is this: Learn more about
Link Masking for print and email campaigns.
Link to a Webpage
There are two methods of creating a link SharePoint. Which method you use may depend on whether you are creating an internal link (a page within your SharePoint website) or an external link (a page on another website).
Link to an Email Address
When you create a link to an email address, the link will appear blue and be underlined upon hover, like other links. When clicked, it will open a new email draft in the user's preferred email client with the linked address in the To field. Examples:
Link to a PDF Document
Documents are uploaded to your SharePoint site's documents library, published, and then inserted as a link on a page. Below are the steps for linking to an already uploaded and published document. If your document has not already been uploaded and published, please see
Uploading/Inserting Documents for more information.