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When you copy a URL into Word it will automatically paste the full URL into
the document. It is important to give hyperlinks a meaningful name that will
tell a student, who is visually impaired and who is using a screen reader, where
the link will take them. This quick demo willshow you how to change the name of the
hyperlink displayed in your document. First, place your cursor over the hyperlink and
right click next click edit hyperlink. A window will open up that looks like
this. In the box next to text to display, delete the URL and type in the text you
wish to be displayed in your document.
I'm going to change this URL to read Central Access Reader and then click OK
at the bottom right corner of the window.
Note that your link now reads Central Access Reader.
![[HOW-TO] Change the Display Text of a Hyperlink in WORD (even after it has been created)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nij_1QTGaag/mqdefault.jpg)
