User Guide

Using Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are used in spreadsheets that will be viewed onscreen, either as HTML les
or as Numbers spreadsheets. You can add hyperlinks to open an email message or
a webpage on the Internet.
To learn how to Go to
Use a webpage hyperlink to go to a web browser “Linking to a Webpage” on page 184
Link to a new email message with the specied
subject and addressee
“Linking to a Preaddressed Email Message” on
page 185
Change the text of an existing link “Editing Hyperlink Text” on page 185
Linking to a Webpage
You can add a hyperlink that opens a webpage in your default web browser.
To add hypertext that opens a webpage:
1 Select the text that you want to turn into a hyperlink.
If you use text that starts with “www” or “http,” the text automatically becomes
a hyperlink. To turn o this feature, choose Numbers > Preferences, click Auto-
Correction, and deselect “Automatically detect email and web addresses.” This setting
is computer specic, so if the spreadsheet is opened on a computer with a dierent
setting, that computer’s setting is used instead.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Hyperlink inspector button, and then select
“Enable as a hyperlink.”
3 Choose Webpage from the Link To pop-up menu.
4 Type the webpage’s address in the URL eld.
The Hyperlink inspector button
Type the URL that you
want to link to.
Select to disable all
hyperlinks so you can
easily edit them.
You can also quickly create a hyperlink using the Insert menu. Place an insertion point
somewhere in your spreadsheet, and then choose Insert > Hyperlink > Webpage.
A link is added to your spreadsheet and the Hyperlink inspector opens. Type the
webpage’s address in the URL eld.
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