How can I display a URL as a hyperlink (underlined in blue and clickable) in the bibliography in Word 365 using the template APA 7 (Endnote X8)?
best regards
Manuelito
If you want links to be created automatically when you have an URL, you can choose the following steps in Word:
- Select “Options” from the “File” menu
- Then select “Proofing” and click on the “AutoCorrect Options” button
- Finally click on the tab “AutoFormat” and check that links are created automatically
Thanks a lot!
My happyness was to early. Your hints solved my problem only partially.
Solved Problems:
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Links from short-reference in the text to reference work perfect now.
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Short references within the text are now recognizable as links -> they are blue and underlined
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Hyperlinks from the bibliography work perfectly too.
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Funktonalities 1-3 work in Word-Documents AND in PDF as they should!
B U T [!] there remains one unsolved Problem:
-> hyperlinks in the reference list are not visually recognizable as active links (they are not blue and underlined)
(screenshot from APA 7th reference book shows how it should look like)
I tried a lot with the style templates in word … It didn’t work.
thanks a lot for your help, perhaps we will finally solve this riddle too!
best regards
Manuelito
Mine does (see attached).
Did you follow erik-arnes1 advice turning on the autocorrect functions to convert URLs to active links?
Hello Leanne!
Thanks for the screenshot. Thats exactly how I want it to be. I did everything like erik-arnes1 told me to do.
I added 3 screenshots to show the situation:
scr2) autocorrect fuction to convert URLs to active links is on
scr4) word 365 style template for “endnote bibliography” (automatic generated - without changes from me)
scr5) word 365 sytle template for “hyperlinks” (automatic generated by word - wihout changes from me)
I believe, that the cause of the problem is anywhere in the word 365 style templates
hope you have further proposals
best regards
Manuelito.
Hi Leanne!
I have an idea: can you send me your word-example - as word-document?
I will open it and check your style templates - perhaps I find the difference in the word-settings and can adapt mine -
or - more easily: i can use your document with its settings as template-file for further word documents?
I can try it -> perhaps it works! (perhaps not)
best regards
Manuelito.
I could, but I tested. If I turn off the autocorrect option to convert AND updated the bibliography - the blue underlines disappear. If I turn it back on, AND then update the bibliography, they reappear. I don’t think my settings in the document will override your setting.
Because the forum provider won’t allow links that are word documents. I will attach a version you will have to save it and rename it.
Nevermind, it doesn’t let me attach it anyway. – so you should contact me thru the messaging and I can email it to you, if you give me your email address. I dont’ recommend posting your email address in the forum.
I believe most of our settings are the same, but can you show me the hyperlink style view? see my images.
Dear Leanne and Erik-arnes1!
I finally found the solution. We were so close. I had to put another check mark in WORD / FiILE / OPTIONS / AUTOCORRECT
the first check mark (which I had already to put) was the one I was told from Erik-arnes1 in the section " AutoFormat": “Internet and network paths with hyperlinks”
the second check mark which I found now was in the section " AutoFormat As You Type" - It has the same name: “Internet and network paths with hyperlinks” (screenshot below).
AND -> " Update Citations and Bibliography" in the Endnote Section of Word. (as you told me)
Immediatly the hyperlinks in the Literature-Liste were presented blue and underlined! Exactly how I wanted it to be.
Word 365 can really be tricky too!
Thanks a lot for your efforts and your patience!
With Best Regards
Manuelito.
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