Hyperlink display text

Question

When I toggle field codes on a hyperlink, I see only the target URL. For example, if I have some text "Click here to see examples" and I set the link to https://www.example.com/docs/2.0.0/examples/, I see "Click here to see examples" in the document, but when I toggle the field code I see { HYPERLINK "https://www.example.com/docs/2.0.0/examples/" }. How is the display text managed? I'm looking for something in the HYPERLINK field code so I can dynamically change the display text.

Answer 1

Right-click on the field code and choose Edit Hyperlink.... In the Edit Hyperlink dialog, you can edit the "Text to display."

Answer 2

Normally, this must be done through the dialog. The display text disappears from the shown field code even though it is still there. In my experience, you can type new display text into the field and have that adopted. How that would be handled in a Replace, though, I do not know.

It may be possible to do this using vba; I expect so but have never tried.

Related threads:

• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/search-and-replace-with-hyperlinks-bug/5af2275e-39bc-430d-83a8-c20ed3aca92d
• https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/nested-field-codes-bug-with-hyperlink/5338b365-ec16-48d9-adbb-8033d232a295

Answer 3

The display text is the field result for the Hyperlink field. You can edit it in the Hyperlink dialog box but it is also possible to use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to manipulate the hyperlink display text.

Answer 4

You can use Replace to replace the display text provided the field code is not displayed. That's why it takes two passes to update a hyperlink, one to replace the display text (even if it is the same as the actual hyperlink target) and one to replace the hyperlink address.

Answer 5

I know how to do it manually. What I'm looking for is a dynamic option, one where I can specify, in the HYPERLINK field code, what the display text is that goes with the link.