Insert a link to a file

You can insert a link to a file that is located on the current computer or in a network folder into your document. The link can reference a file of any format.

The link can be displayed in the document as follows:

•Paths to the file. For example, C:\Users\User\Documents\File.docx (Windows) or /Users/User/Downloads/File.docx (Linux or macOS).

•Text: For example, link to the file. You can specify the link text either in the document text or in the link insertion window.

To add a link to a file in your document, follow these steps:

1.Specify the place to insert the link in one of the following ways:

•To format a typed word as a link, place the cursor in the word or select the entire word. To format a typed text fragment as a link, select the whole text fragment.

•To add a word or text fragment with a link to a document that has not yet been typed, place the cursor at the desired location in the document. If you want to insert a word or a text fragment with a link into an empty table cell, select the cell or place the cursor in it.

2.Insert the link in one of the following ways:

•On the Home tab, in the Insert group, click  Link.

•On the Insert tab, click  Link.

•Right-click to open the context menu and select the Insert link command.

•When working in macOS, run the Insert > Link command from the command menu.

•Press Ctrl+K (Windows, Linux) or ⌘Cmd+K (macOS).

3.In the Insert link window, select the file you want to insert a link to in one of the following ways:

•Select a file from the Recent files list. This list shows the 50 most recent files that were opened in MyText, MySpreadsheet and MyPresentation applications.

•Select the file using the File manager. To do this, click Choose file button.

4.If you want the link to be displayed as text and the Text field is not filled in, enter the required text. By default, the Text field is automatically filled with the word on which the cursor is placed, the selected word, or the selected text fragment.

5.Click OK.