Create a hyperlink to an object in the current database

Create a hyperlink to an object in the current database

  1. Open a form in Design view or a report in Design view.

  2. Click Insert Hyperlink on the toolbar.

  3. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, click Object in this database under Link to.

  4. In the Text to display box, type the text that you want displayed in the field or text box. If you leave the box blank, then Microsoft Access will use the type of object and the object name as the display text.

  5. Click ScreenTip, and type the text that you want to appear when the mouse pointer hovers over the hyperlink. If you leave the ScreenTip text box blank, then Microsoft Access will display the type of object and the object name as the ScreenTip.

  6. From the list, select the database object that you want to link to.

  7. Click OK.

    Microsoft Access adds the hyperlink in a label. To test the link, right-click the label, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Open.

Note   To link to an object in another database, link to the database file and then click Bookmark to select the object.