Unaware of creating hyperlinks in Outlook? This is the right article to see how to create and remove hyperlinks in Microsoft Outlook Online.
Adding hyperlinks in Microsoft Outlook is a feature to show important links or images to team members in the organization is mandatory sometimes. Let’s get started to see how to use hyperlinks in the Microsoft Outlook application.
Use Hyperlinks in Microsoft Outlook Online Desktop Application
Here we go on how to use hyperlinks in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
- Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
- Click New Email from the Home page of the Microsoft Outlook Online application.
- Click the Insert option to add a hyperlink in the Microsoft Outlook Online desktop application.
- Keep the cursor on the body of the email, and click the Link at the top of the page.
- Use from the list of options or click Search for Files to use existing links or click Insert Link…
- Once we click Insert Link, the Insert Hyperlink page will open. From there you can choose whatever you want to send in the email and click OK.
- Once we choose the particular folder from the documents, that will show as a link in the body of the email.
- We can also include an email ID in the body of the email from the Microsoft Outlook desktop application. Click E-mail Address type the mail address and click OK.
- Now the particular email will be copied in the body of the email.
- In this step, if we want to create a new document then click Create New Document and give the name of the document then click OK.
- Once we click OK, then the newly created document name will appear in the body of the email.
This is one method to add hyperlinks in the Microsoft Outlook online desktop application.
Alternate Method
Check the other method to add hyperlinks in the Microsoft Outlook Online desktop application.
Step-1: Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
Step-2: Click New Email from the Outlook Onkine Desktop Application.
Step-3: Now, as usual, type the message and right-click then click Link to add a hyperlink in the Microsoft Outlook online application.
This is the other method to add Hyperlink in the Microsoft Outlook Online application.
Add URL in the Outlook Online
Now we will see how to add URL directly in the Microsoft Outlook Online desktop application.
Step-1: Open the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
Step-2: Click New Email from the Home page of the Microsoft Outlook Online application.
Step-3: Now, as usual, type the message under the Insert options and click Link to add a URL in the Microsoft Outlook online application.
Step-4: Now copy the URL in the Text to display, you want to paste it in the email of the body. Name the document in the Name of new document and click OK.
Step-5: Now added URL will be copied into the body of the email in the Outlook Online application.
This is how we have to add URLs in the Microsoft Outlook desktop application.
How to Add Hyperlink Image in Outlook Online Desktop Application
Follow the below steps on how to add hyperlink images in the Outlook Online desktop application.
Step-1: Open Microsoft Outlook in the desktop application.
Step-2: Click the Mail icon on the home page of the Outlook Online desktop application.
Step-3: Click the Insert option and keep the mouse cursor in the body of the email, click Pictures again click Pictures then browse from the PC which image you want to upload.
Step-4: Once you browse the image from the PC, the picture will be occupied in the body of the email. Right-click on the image to see the link option.
Step-5: Now give the name of the link in the Address field and click OK.
Click Send to the concerned person. This is how we have to add hyperlink images in the Outlook online desktop application.
Remove the Link from the Outlook Online Desktop Application
Let’s see how to remove the added link in the Outlook Online desktop application.
Step-1: Right-click on the link then simultaneously click Remove Link to remove it from the Outlook desktop application.
Step-2: Once you click Remove Link, the link will be unlinked then you can delete it from the body of the email from the Outlook Web application.
This is the simple method to remove links from the Outlook Online desktop application.
Hyperlink in Microsoft Outlook Online Web Application
Adding links in the Outlook Online Web application is an easy and few-step process. See below steps to do so.
Step-1: Open the Microsoft Outlook Web application from a browser such as Chrome, Safari, or Internet Explorer.
Step-2: Click New mail from the Home page to add a link to the Outlook Online Web application.
Step-3: Click the Link icon and also click the Link option at the top of the page to add a link to the Outlook Online Web application.
Step-4: Copy the link and paste it into the Web address (URL) and click OK to add it to the email’s body from the Outlook Online Web application.
Step-5: Now, the URL will be copied into the body of the email in the Outlook onine Web application.
Step-6: Now click the Link icon and also click the Link option at the top of the page to add a link to the Outlook Web application. Here if you want to browse from the PC, you can add it into the Outlook Online Web application.
This is how we have to add the URL in the Microsoft Outlook Online Web application.
Remove Link in the Outlook Online Web Application
Once the link is added if you want to remove it, follow the below steps.
Step-1: Right-click on the link then simultaneously click Remove Link to remove it from the Outlook Web application.
Step-2: Once you click Remove Link, the link will be unlinked then you can delete it from the body of the email from the Outlook Web application.
This is the method to remove links from the Outlook Online Web application.
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