How to create a hyperlink in mail
To create a hyperlink in an email, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the "Insert Link" feature
- Open your email client (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail) and compose a new email.
- Type the text you want to use as the link (e.g., "Visit our website").
- Select the text by highlighting it with your mouse or keyboard.
- Click on the "Insert link" or "Insert hyperlink" button in your email client's toolbar (usually represented by a chain icon).
- Enter the URL you want to link to in the "Link URL" field.
- You can also add a link text (the text that will be displayed when the link is clicked) in the "Link text" field.
- Click "OK" to insert the link.
Method 2: Using HTML code
- Open your email client and compose a new email.
- Type the text you want to use as the link (e.g., "Visit our website").
- Surround the text with HTML code using angle brackets (
<
and>
) and thehref
attribute. For example:<a href="https://www.example.com">Visit our website</a>
- Replace
https://www.example.com
with the URL you want to link to. - Send the email as usual.
Tips:
- Make sure to use a valid URL that exists and is accessible to the recipient.
- You can also use email clients' built-in formatting options to create hyperlinks, such as using the "Insert link" button in the toolbar.
- If you're using a plain text email client, you may need to use a different method to create hyperlinks, such as using a URL shortener or pasting the URL directly into the email body.