Inserting a Permanent URL into a Word document

Using Windows (Mac Users ↓)

1. Open Microsoft Word if it is not already open
2. Select Hyperlink under the Insert Menu.

   

3. The Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box will open and will look similar to the following image.

   

4. Click once in the Address text field
5. Paste the URL into the Address text field by pressing the keyboard command Control (Ctrl) + V to paste. (Hold the Control (Ctrl) key down and press the V key.)
6. Click the OK Button
7. The Word document should now contain a hyperlink similar to the one below.

   http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/spaldingbib:@field(DOCID+@lit(000013))

8. To test the link, hold the Control (Ctrl) key down on the keyboard, and use the mouse to click on the link. If the link is working correctly, a window with the item from the Library of Congress should open. (Note: For some versions of Microsoft Word, it is not necessary to hold the control key down when clicking, clicking on the link itself is sufficient.)

Using Mac OS X (Windows Users ↑)

1. Open Microsoft Word if it is not already open
2. Select Hyperlink under the Insert Menu.

   

3. The Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box will open and will look similar to the following image.

   

4. Click once in the Link to: text field
5. Paste the URL into the Address text field by pressing the keyboard command Command (Open Apple) + V to paste. (Hold the Command (Open Apple) key down and press the V key.)
6. Click the OK Button
7. The Word document should now contain a hyperlink similar to the one below.

   http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/spaldingbib:@field(DOCID+@lit(000013))

8. To test the link, hold the Control (Ctrl) key down on the keyboard, and use the mouse to click on the link. If the link is working correctly, a window with the item from the Library of Congress should open. (Note: For some versions of Microsoft Word, it is not necessary to hold the control key down when clicking, clicking on the link itself is sufficient.)