Hyperlinks - how to link to websites, phone numbers and email addresses

You’ll need to insert hyperlinks if your content includes links to:

• external websites
• internal web pages (ie pages in the same website, or on another website but one that is also in the CMS)
• email addresses
• phone numbers

Create an inline hyperlink

Type the word or words that will form your link. Linked text should be descriptive (i.e. never use ‘click here’ as this isn’t accessible for screen reader users) and select them.

Internal link

• To link to an internal page (a page in the CMS/the vic.gov.au website), click the Link icon on the toolbar (or Ctrl + K).
• In the URL, phone number or email address field, type the title of the page you want to link to. As you type, page titles will appear.

External link

• To link to an external page, you need to add the full website address into the URL, phone number or email address field, including https:// and www.
  • For example: https://www.delwp.vic.gov.au/

Leave the Title field blank and leave Open in new window unchecked.

Click Save.

Link an email address or phone number

To link an email address or phone number, add it to the URL, phone number or email address field.

Remove a hyperlink

1. Put your cursor anywhere in the existing hyperlink.
2. Click the Unlink icon.