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Chapter 8 Working with Text 187
Using Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are used in spreadsheets that will be viewed onscreen, either as HTML les
or as Numbers spreadsheets. You can add hyperlinks to open an email message or a
webpage on the Internet.
To learn how to Go to
Use a webpage hyperlink to go to a web browser Linking to a Webpage on page 187
Link to a new email message with the specied
subject and addressee
Linking to a Preaddressed Email Message on
page 187
Change the text of an existing link “Editing Hyperlink Text” on page 188
Linking to a Webpage
You can add a hyperlink that opens a webpage in your default web browser.
To add hypertext that opens a webpage:
1 Select the text that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
If you use text that starts with “www or “http,” the text automatically becomes a
hyperlink. To turn o this feature, choose Numbers > Preferences, click Auto-Correction,
and deselect Automatically detect email and web addresses.” This setting is computer
specic, so if the spreadsheet is opened on a computer with a dierent setting, that
computer’s setting is used instead.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3 Choose Webpage from the Link To pop-up menu.
4 Type the webpages address in the URL eld.
The Hyperlink inspector button
Type the URL that you
want to link to.
Select to disable all
hyperlinks so you can
easily edit them.
You can also quickly create a hyperlink using the Insert menu. Place an insertion point
somewhere in your spreadsheet, and then choose Insert > Hyperlink > Webpage.
A link is added to your spreadsheet and the Hyperlink inspector opens. Type the
webpages address in the URL eld.
Linking to a Preaddressed Email Message
You can add a hyperlink that you can click to create a preaddressed email message in
your default mail application.