I need to let users set up their own hyperlink(s) to their file(s) on our network. But the only time I am able to open up the Hyperlink option under the Insert tab is when I'm in design view. Is there another way a user can do a Hyperlink ? Naturally design view is off limits for the users, so I need a different way to allow them to create their own links.
I don't know if the way I came up with is the best, but I was able to make it work for my purposes.
What I did is I created a hyperlink field in the table. That field is, of course, blank until the user puts something in it. Whatever they enter as a value in that field from my form will become a hyperlink, whether it points to anything real or not. So what the user does is the following:
1. Using the "My Computer" icon they navigate to the folder and/or file that they want the hyperlink to point to.
2. Then they copy URL that appears in the Address line of the toolbar.
3. Then they paste that into the field on the form, and it becomes a useful hyperlink automatically.
It's all I could come up with, being the non-expert that I am. Not particularly efficient, but it works.
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