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Create a hyperlink to an existing file or Web page by using the Insert Hyperlink button

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  1. Open a form in Design view, a report in Design view, or a data access page in Design view.

  2. On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.

  3. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, click Existing file or Web page under Link to.

  4. In the Text to display box, type the display text for the hyperlink. If you leave it blank, Microsoft Access uses the hyperlink address and/or subaddress as the display text.

  5. Click ScreenTip, and type the text you want to appear when the mouse pointer hovers over the hyperlink. If you leave the ScreenTip text box blank, then Microsoft Access will display the hyperlink address and/or subaddress as the ScreenTip.

  6. Specify the file or Web page that you want to link to in one of these ways:

    • In the Type the file or Web page name box, type a path or a URL.

    • Under Or select from list, click Recent files, Browsed pages, or Inserted links. Then click an item in the list.

    • Click File to search for a file on your local machine, a network, or any accessible ftp or http server.

    • Click Web page to search for a page on the Internet or an intranet. When you switch from Microsoft Internet Explorer or other Web browsers to Microsoft Access, Access puts the title and the URL of the currently open Web page in the Text to display and Type the file or Web page name boxes.

  7. To go to a specific location in an HTML file or to an object in a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) or a Microsoft Access project (.adp), click Bookmark. Click the bookmark or object you want in the list, and then click OK.

  8. Click OK in the Insert Hyperlink box.

    On a data access page, Microsoft Access adds the hyperlink in a hyperlink control. In a form or report, it adds the hyperlink in a label. To test the link on a data access page, switch to Page view and click the hyperlink. To test the link on a form or report, right-click the label, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Open.