Store a Hyperlink in a Table

Create a hyperlink field   To make it easy to jump to your suppliers’ Web sites, add a field to the Suppliers table in which you can store their hyperlink addresses. To create a hyperlink field, open the Suppliers table in table design view. In the database window, on the Tables tab, double-click Suppliers, and then click Design View (View menu).

Insert Hyperlink button

Add a hyperlink to the table   Click Datasheet View (View menu). Then, if you already know the hyperlink address, just type it in the field. Microsoft Access recognizes hyperlink protocols and automatically translates the text into a valid hyperlink address. If you don’t know the hyperlink address, click in the field and click the Insert Hyperlink button to create a link to an Internet address, to a document or database on your hard disk, or to a document or database on an intranet.

Jump to hyperlinks   To jump to a hyperlink destination stored in your table, click on the hyperlink field.

Need to modify a hyperlink address?   In datasheet or form view, right-click the hyperlink field, click Hyperlink on the shortcut menu, and then click Edit Hyperlink on the submenu.