Adding and Removing Links in the Rich Text Editor

This page tells you how to add a link on your Confluence page using the Rich Text Editor. A link, or hyperlink, is a word or phrase which, when clicked, will direct the user to another web page or other location. You can link to Confluence pages, other web pages, images and other attachments.

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Adding Links via the 'Insert Link' Window

Wiki Markup mode and Rich Text Editor

You can click the 'Insert Link' icon in either Wiki Markup mode or the Rich Text Editor. The functionality described below is the same for both editing modes.

To create a new link using the 'Insert Link' window,

Place your cursor at the point where you want to insert the link, or highlight the text that you want linked.
Click the 'Insert Link' icon in the toolbar. The 'Insert Link' window will open.
Alternatively, if you are in the Rich Text Editor, you can open this window by:
- Clicking the 'Insert' menu and choosing the 'Link' item from the drop-down menu.
- Right-clicking in the editor window and choosing the 'Insert/Edit Link' item from the context menu (if the right-click context menu is enabled).
- Pressing Ctrl-K if you use Internet Explorer for Windows. See Keyboard Shortcuts for key combinations used on other browsers and operating systems.
In the 'Link' text box, enter the URL (location) of the link. Use the tabs to help you find the URL:
- Search – Search the spaces in your Confluence site for a particular term or phrase, then select your link location from the search results.
- History – Select your link location from recently-visited pages.
- Recently Modified – Select your link location from pages recently modified by yourself or other Confluence users.
- External Link – Enter the URL of an external location.
- Attachments – Select one of the attachments to the current page. You can also browse for a file and attach it to the page, then select it to create the link. Refer to Linking to an Attachment for more information.
If you want your link to display specific words on the page, enter the desired text in the 'Alias' text box. If you highlighted text before clicking the 'Insert Link' icon, the text will appear here by default. If you leave the 'Alias' text box empty, the link will display the destination URL.
If you want your link to display a short popup help tip, enter the desired text in the 'Tooltip' text box.
Click 'OK'.

Screenshot: Creating a new link

Linking from one Confluence Page to another Confluence Page

Follow the instructions above and click one of these tabs:

'History'
'Recently Modified'
'Search'

Linking to a Page Outside Confluence

Follow the instructions above, click the 'External Links' tab and enter the URL of the web page in the text-entry field.

Linking to an Image

Follow the instructions above and click the 'Attachments' tab. For more details, see Linking to Images in the Rich Text Editor.

Linking to an Attachment

Follow the instructions above and click the 'Attachments' tab. For more details, see Linking to Attachments in the Rich Text Editor.

Pasting a Link from your Web Browser

To paste a link from your web browser,

In your web browser, select the link text on the page.
Copy the selection to your clipboard (Ctrl-C or Edit > Copy in Windows).
Paste the selection into the Rich Text Editor (Ctrl-V or Edit > Paste in Windows).
The link's original presentation will be replicated as closely as possible. The link's name, the actual URL and some text formatting will be retained.
When you save the page, the link will be live.

Adding Links via Drag and Drop (Firefox and Safari Only)

This is a browser-specific feature available in Firefox and Safari browsers only and is not part of Confluence's drag and drop feature.

Supported Web Browsers

Please ensure that you are using one of the web browsers supported by Atlassian. If you are using an unsupported browser or browser version, some features may not work correctly. You can find the list of supported web browsers and browser versions on this page: Supported Platforms.

To create a link using your browser's drag and drop capabilities,

Simply drag the hyperlink from another web page into the Rich Text Editor window. A link to that URL with the wording used on that web page will be added to your page content at the place where you release the mouse button.

Removing a Link

You can easily remove a link using the right-click context menu.

To remove a link via the right-click context menu,

Right-click the link you want to remove and choose 'Unlink' from the context menu.

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