Follow Links Directly in Word 2010

Not only on the internet are links widely used to click through. Links are also included in Word documents to point to places within the document, email addresses, or web pages.

By default, Word is set to require holding down the CTRL key to follow a link. That is an extra step that can easily be avoided by changing a setting in Word.

  • Choose >> File
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  • Then choose >> Options
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  • Click >> Advanced
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  • Uncheck >> Use CTRL+Click to follow hyperlink
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  • Press >> OK to confirm the setting
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Table of Contents in Word

A table of contents in Word is actually a collection of links. In a table of contents, the links refer to sections within the document itself. When a Word document contains a table of contents, you can now click directly to a chapter or paragraph.

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