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# Hyperlink

Assigns a new hyperlink or edits the selected hyperlink. A hyperlink is a link to a file on the Internet or on your local system.

You can also assign or edit a named HTML anchor, or Bookmark, that refers to a specific place in a document.

To access this command...

Choose Format - Character - Hyperlink tab.

## Hyperlink

Specify the properties for the hyperlink.

### URL

Enter a URL for the file that you want to open when you click the hyperlink. If you do not specify a target frame, the file opens in the current document or frame.

### Browse

Locate the file that you want to link to, and then click Open.

### Reference

Enter the text that you want to display for the hyperlink.

### Events

Specify an event that triggers when you click the hyperlink.

### Name

Enter a name for the hyperlink. LibreOffice inserts a NAME tag in the hyperlink:

<A HREF="http://www.example.com/" NAME="Nametext" TARGET="_blank">Note</A>

### Frame

Enter the name of the frame that you want the linked file to open in, or select a predefined frame from the list. If you leave this box blank, the linked file opens in the current browser window.

Name of Frame | Definition
Named entries | File opens in a named frame in the current HTML document.
_self | File opens in the current frame.
_blank | File opens in a new page.
_parent | File opens in the parent frame of the current frame. If there is no parent frame, the current frame is used.
_top | File opens in the topmost frame in the hierarchy.

## Character Styles

Specify the formatting options for the hyperlink.

### Visited links

Select a formatting style to use for visited links from the list. To add or modify a style in this list, close this dialogue box and click the Styles icon on the Formatting toolbar.

### Unvisited links

Select a formatting style to use for unvisited links from the list. To add or modify a style in this list, close this dialogue box and click the Styles icon on the Formatting toolbar.

Related Topics

Hyperlink dialogue box

Assign macro