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title: "Create a link in a rich text field in Horizon"
slug: "create-a-link-in-a-rich-text-field-in-horizon"
abstract: "How to create a hyperlink to an external website or a page on your website from a rich text field in Horizon."
---
# Create a link in a rich text field in Horizon

This topic describes how to create a link in a rich text field in Horizon. You can create the following types of links:

- External link (link to a page on an external website), using Pages or Content.
- Internal link (link to a Sitecore item), using Content.

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<summary><h2>Create a link in a rich text field to an external URL</h2></summary>

You can use either Pages or Content to create links to external content. This procedure describes how to complete the task in the page editor.

To create a link to an external site:

1. In the page editor, in a rich text field, select the text that you want to format as a link.

    > [!note]
    > You can also create a link on an image. Instead of selecting text to format as a link, select the image.

2. In the rich text editor panel, click the **Create or edit hyperlink** icon ![The create link icon](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/100/sitecore-experience-platform/images/create_edit_hyperlink_icon.png).
3. In the **Link details** panel, in the **Path** field, enter the URL of the webpage you want to link to.
4. In the **Target** field, specify how you want the link to open in a browser. For example, specify that you want the link to open in a new tab or window.
5. In the **Link title** field, you can enter the text that appears when a visitor hovers the cursor over the link.
6. To test the URL, click **Test URL**.
7. Click **Close** ![The Close icon](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/100/sitecore-experience-platform/images/Close_panel_icon.png) to close the **Link details** panel.

    The link is automatically saved.

> [!note]
> To edit or remove a hyperlink in the page editor, you must select the entire text that is formatted as a link. Then you can edit the fields in the Link details panel or click Remove link.

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<details>
<summary><h2>Create a link in a rich text field to a page on your site</h2></summary>

You must use the Content application to create internal links. You can only link to items that have a presentation layer (pages).

To create an internal link:

1. In Content, in the rich text editor, select the text that you want to format as a link.
2. In the rich text editor panel, click the **Create or edit hyperlink** icon![The create link icon](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/users/100/sitecore-experience-platform/images/create_edit_hyperlink_icon.png) .
3. In the **Add link** panel, in the **Link type** field, select *Internal*.
4. The **Link text** field contains the text that will be formatted as a link.
5. Click **Browse** next to the **Path** field. In the **Internal page link** dialog, navigate to the page you want to link to and then click **Add link**.
6. Specify **Optional parameters** as needed:

    | Field | Usage |
    | --- | --- |
    | **Link title** | To display a tooltip when a visitor hovers the cursor over the link, enter a text. |
    | **URL query string** | The field contains parameters for the URL, such as language or site. Enter additional parameters if you want. |
    | **Anchor** | To link to an anchor on the page, enter the anchor ID. (You must also [insert the anchor](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/users/100/sitecore-experience-platform/create-an-anchor-and-link-to-it.html).) |

7. Click **Save link**.

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