How to copy and paste a link is simple.
Copy and pasting a link is easy once you understand the steps.
Working remotely as a freelance web developer, almost all of my communication is over email. Clients need to be able to copy and paste links to send to me so I can understand what web page they are referring to. This is especially important when it comes to website repair services to troubleshooting problems.
How to copy a link into an email is easy. If you want to copy a link from your browser to email follow these steps.
Depending on your device, it will be slightly different. Here are steps for your laptop, iPhone and Android phone.
Copy a Website Link and Paste it on a computer (laptop, desktop … )
- Click anywhere on the address bar in your browser. It will highlight the URL in blue.
- Copy the selected text by right clicking with your mouse and select/click the text “Copy”.
An alternative option is using keyboard shortcuts. Press the < Ctrl > key (Windows) and clicking the “c” key. Link is copied. Now the link is copied to your clipboard. - Then go to your email and used your mouse to click in the email body where you want to insert the link.
Right click with your mouse and select/click the text “Paste”.
An alternative option is using keyboard shortcuts. Press the < Ctrl > key (Windows) on your keyboard and clicking the “v” key. This will paste the link on your clipboard into the email body.
That’s how to copy a link and paste a link into an email. This works for email, or any other document you would like to copy it to. i.e. Word, Excel….
How to Copy a Link and Paste it on an iPhone
- Tap/press on the address bar, long enough to see a pop up menu. You will see the option to copy. Tap copy. The link is now in your clipboard.
- Open your email message that you want to paste the link.
- Tap/press inside the email body where you want to include the link. You will see a pop up menu with the option to paste. Tap paste. The link in your clipboard is now pasted into your email.
How to Copy a Link and Paste it on Android Phones
On Android phones using Chrome browser, it is simpler.
- Tap/press the link in the browser address bar.
- You will see 3 icons, Share, Copy or Edit. Click the copy icon.
- Tap/press inside the email body where you want to include the link. You will see a pop up menu with the option to paste. Tap paste.
How to copy a link and make it clickable in email
When you paste a link to email, your email program will automatically make it clickable when you send the email to the recipient. It may not look like a link when you paste it, but it will be converted when you send the email.
How is sending me a link to a web page useful for me?
One of the biggest challenges of working remotely is effective communication. The majority of my clients do not have a technical background to to clearly explain the problem they are having. My being able to look at the exact page you are referring to eliminates me having to search your site for the page I think you are referring to. This saves my time, and you money.
When people hire me for website repair services, knowing how to copy a link into an email is necessary in order for me to be able to troubleshoot and fix website issues.
Once you know how to copy and paste links, you will use it all the time. The process is the same whether you are working in a web browser, sending an email, editing a Word document, or sharing something on Facebook.