Create a hyperlink on a form or report

When you create a hyperlink by using any of the following methods, Microsoft Access creates a label control on the form or report. Although hyperlinks in a report won't work when viewed in Microsoft Access, the hyperlinks will work when you output the report to Microsoft Word, to Microsoft Excel, or to HTML.

What do you want to do?

Link to a document, file, or Web page

Use the Insert Hyperlink button to create a link to an existing file or Web page

Use the Insert Hyperlink button to create a new data access page and create a link to the page at the same time

Paste a hyperlink from a Microsoft Office document

Paste text from a Microsoft Office document

Drag an Internet shortcut

Link to an object in the current database

Use the Insert Hyperlink button to create a link to a table, query, form, report, or data access page

Link to an e-mail address

Use the Insert Hyperlink button to create a link that opens your e-mail program and creates a message addressed to the specified e-mail address