How To Use Hyperlink In Access Database?

Access offer it’s a user with a handy field type that is mainly designed to deal with special data link hyperlinks.

Yes, you have guessed right, this kind of is called a hyperlink field.

In this post we are going to discuss this specific topic only i.e how to add hyperlink field in Access.

About Access Hyperlink Field

For adding hyperlink fields in the Access database you don’t need to have any extra skill ;it's very easy to perfrom.

Open your table in the design view and then make use of the Data Type column for selecting up the Hyperlink data type.

The hyperlink data type is the same as any other field type.

When you get back to the Datasheet view, you can see all the entries in the Hyperlink field. It will look similar to the text on a web page.

How To Add Hyperlink Field In Access?

1. Opens your Access database tables that you need to add hyperlinks. Hit the Design view button from the view group of Home tab.

2. Choose the text box you need to create a link. Hit the Table Tools and fields tab.

3. Hit the drop-down arrow present next to Data Type and choose the "Hyperlink" button.

4. Enter the text which you want to show in the text box. Make a right-click over the text; hit the "Hyperlink" button to select the "Edit Hyperlink" option

5. Choose the link type you want to assign to your link and add this in the Link To section. Like you can add Web page or email address. Give the destination address or just choose the file location and hit the "OK." button.

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How To Add Hyperlink In Access?

Once you have created the hyperlink field, just add the hyperlink into field along with the menu Edit Hyperlink.

Here are the following steps to add a hyperlink field in Access:

1.   Make a right-click on the hyperlink field which you need to change in the table.

2.   Choose the Hyperlink and after that hit the Edit Hyperlink option.

·        Now make a right-click on the stored hyperlink in the table and Access tools for editing it.

3.   Use the dialog box to fetch the following information.

·        In the ”text to display” dialog box enter the text on which you want to make link.

·        You can use the screen tips button to Set Hyperlink ScreenTip.

·        Hit the documents, graphics, spreadsheets, or the email addresses in your Access database.

·        In the address section, assign the documents, graphics, spreadsheets, or the email addresses link.

4.   At last hit the OK button.

Wrap Up:

I hope you have found above information on how to add hyperlink in Access very helpful.

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Apart from this if your Hyperlinks Not Working In Access then check out this helpful post.

Well guys thanks for reading……!