One thing about Word is that, once you type in something that has “http://”, “www.” and a “.com” in a sequence, it automatically creates a hyperlink pointing to that specific URL. While keyboard ninjas would swear by Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V combo. There are still more ways to create hyperlinks in Microsoft Word. Here’s a nifty trick that you can do using the right-click and drag technique.

From a Folder Window

Hyperlinking to a local file or folder can still have its perks and can be pretty. To create a hyperlink to a local file without having to fidget around with paths, all you have to do is to right-click and drag a file in a folder window (or on the desktop) to your Word window. This will open a context menu in Word giving you options to move, copy and create a hyperlink.

From Internet Explorer

If you’re dealing with links to web pages online, you can still use this same process to create links in Word. One way you can use the right-click and drag combo is to use it on the page icon just before you see the “http://” of the URL in the address bar. That is, if you’re going to create hyperlinks to the page. If you want to create a link from existing links to another page without having to open them in a new tab or window, you can simply right-click and the drag the hyperlink to Word. However, this process might prompt an IE security pop-up to show. Just allow the action.