Enter a hyperlink by pasting a hyperlink or hyperlink address

Navigate to a hyperlink or hyperlink address in one of the following ways:
- Open a Microsoft Office document that contains a defined hyperlink.
- Open a document that was created with any application and contains a valid hyperlink address that is not defined as a hyperlink.
- Open a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Do one of the following:
- In a Microsoft Office document, right-click the defined hyperlink. Point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Copy Hyperlink.
- In any document, select the hyperlink address, and then click Copy on the Edit menu.
- In Internet Explorer, select the address in the Address box or select a valid hyperlink address anywhere on a page, right-click, and then click Copy or Copy Shortcut.
Note If you're copying a defined hyperlink from an Office document, make sure to copy just the hyperlink. If you copy characters that surround but aren't part of the hyperlink, then Microsoft Access will link to the text that you selected instead of the address of the hyperlink.
Switch to Microsoft Access and do one of the following:
- In a Microsoft Access database (.mdb), open the table or query in Datasheet view.
- In an Access database or Microsoft Access project (.adp), open the form in Datasheet view or Form view,
Place the insertion point in the hyperlink field in the datasheet or in the text box or other control that accepts hyperlinks on the form.
Do one of the following:
- To paste a defined hyperlink, click Paste As Hyperlink on the Edit menu.
- To paste a hyperlink address that isn't defined as a hyperlink, click Paste on the Edit menu. When you paste an address this way, Microsoft Access recognizes the protocol in the address and converts the text to a hyperlink.
Microsoft Access adds the hyperlink to the field or control. You can click the hyperlink to open the target document or Web page.