Hyperlinks.Add method (Word)

Returns a Hyperlink object that represents a new hyperlink added to a range, selection, or document.

Syntax

expression.Add (Anchor, Address, SubAddress, ScreenTip, TextToDisplay, Target)

expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Hyperlinks' collection.

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Anchor	Required	Object	The text or graphic that you want turned into a hyperlink.
Address	Optional	Variant	The address for the specified link. The address can be an email address, an Internet address, or a file name. Note that Microsoft Word doesn't check the accuracy of the address.
SubAddress	Optional	Variant	The name of a location within the destination file, such as a bookmark, named range, or slide number.
ScreenTip	Optional	Variant	The text that appears as a ScreenTip when the mouse pointer is positioned over the specified hyperlink. The default value is "Address".
TextToDisplay	Optional	Variant	The display text of the specified hyperlink. The value of this argument replaces the text or graphic specified by Anchor.
Target	Optional	Variant	The name of the frame or window in which you want to load the specified hyperlink.

Hyperlink

This example turns the selection into a hyperlink to the Microsoft address on the World Wide Web.

ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Selection.Range, _ 
 Address:="http:\\www.microsoft.com"

This example turns the selection into a hyperlink that links to the bookmark named MyBookMark in MyFile.doc.

ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Selection.Range, _ 
 Address:="C:\My Documents\MyFile.doc", SubAddress:="MyBookMark"

This example turns the first shape in the selection into a hyperlink.

ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Selection.ShapeRange(1), _ 
 Address:="http:\\www.microsoft.com"