# Add or edit a link in text or a sticky note

> Select the text (or sticky note), click the Link button in its formatting bar, type or paste the URL, and press Enter; clear the URL and press Enter to remove the link.

Category: Canvas
Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/add-links-to-text
All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md

## Add a link to text

You can turn words in a text item, a sticky note, a rectangle or circle with text, or a Pactto doc into a clickable link.

### Add a link

1. Select the text item, sticky note, rectangle, or circle. In a Pactto doc, place your cursor in the text.
2. Optional: highlight the words you want to link. If nothing is highlighted, the whole text is linked.
3. In the formatting bar, click **Link**.
4. In the **Type or paste URL** box, enter the address. You can leave out "https://"; Pactto adds it.
5. Press **Enter** to apply. Press **Escape** or click elsewhere to cancel.

### Edit or remove a link

1. Select the linked text and click **Link** again. The box shows the current address.
2. To change it, type the new address and press **Enter**.
3. To remove it, delete the address so the box is empty and press **Enter**. The text stays; only the link is removed.

You can also change the linked words by typing over them; the link stays on the text.

### Open a link

Click the linked text on the canvas (with the select tool) to open it in a new tab. Dragging the item by its linked text moves it without opening the link.

## Good to know

- Only web links (http and https) open from the canvas.
- Pasting a web address on the canvas creates a linked text item for you. See [Add a web link to the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-web-link.md).
- When several items are selected, the **Link** button is not shown.

## Related guides

- [Add a web link to the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-web-link.md): Copy a web address and paste it on the canvas with Cmd+V or Ctrl+V; it becomes a clickable link that opens in a new tab.
- [Create a Pactto doc for shared notes](https://www.pactto.com/help/create-pactto-doc.md): Click Doc in the toolbar or press D to add a document to the canvas that everyone in the room can write in at the same time.
- [Add images, videos, PDFs, and other content to a room](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-assets.md): Click Add asset in the toolbar (or press 1) to upload from your computer, Google Drive, or Adobe Frame.io; you can also drag files onto the canvas, paste them, paste links, or create a Pactto doc or a table.