How do you put a hyperlink into a multiline text field?

Question

When typing text into a multiline rich text field, I want to put some hyperlinks in.

How do I do that?

Answer 1

You need to proceed in two steps:

1/ Enter the URL: http://... SharePoint will automatically convert it into a hyperlink. It will change the look to blue underlined text.

2/ Select the whole URL and overwrite it with your own description. SharePoint will keep the underlying URL and you'll get your final hyperlink.

Answer 2

There should be an icon of the world with a grey link/chain across the bottom of it in the rich text toolbar. Otherwise, select some text and press Ctrl+K.