title: “How To Insert A Link Into An Email With Outlook” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-15” author: “Charles Zant”

You can link any word or image in your message to any page on the web. When the recipient selects the link, the website opens automatically. Here’s how it works if you’re using Outlook as part of Microsoft 365 or you’re using a free Outlook Online email account. (Functionality is the same for both versions.)

Compose a new message or reply to a current message. Select the text (or image) you want to use for the link. From the formatting toolbar, select Insert Link (link icon). In the Insert Link dialog box, enter the web address and select OK. Your selected text is now a live hyperlink. When the email recipient selects the link, they’ll be taken to the URL.

It’s easy to insert a link into an Outlook email using the Outlook Windows desktop app.

Compose a new message or reply to a current message. Select the text or image you want to use for the link. Go to the Insert tab. Select Link. You can also right-click and select Link to add the link. Enter or paste the URL to which you want to link. To insert a link to an email address, select Email Address and fill in the fields. In Outlook Online, in the Address text box, enter mailto: followed by the email address. Select OK to insert the link. When the recipient of the email selects the link text in your email, the linked URL opens in a browser.

Inserting a link using Outlook on a Mac desktop is also straightforward.

Compose a new message or reply to a current message. Select the text or image you want to use for the link. Go to Format > Hyperlink. Or, use the keyboard shortcut Command + K to insert a link. In the Insert Hyperlink box, enter or paste the URL to which you want to link and select OK. Your selected text is now a live hyperlink. When the email recipient selects the link, they’ll be taken to the URL.