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Copper Contributor

Oct 18, 2021

Hyperlinks for Sharepoint Online

Hi, I use Sharepoint Online (as part of Office365 applications). I have created a site on my Sharepoint Online, and I have placed an image on the home page of my site. I have put a link on the i...

SharePoint Online hyperlinks

ganeshsanap

MVP

Oct 27, 2021

Alirezaaminian

Which web part are you using to show image on home page?

If the link is from external web site, it will open in new tab. But, internal SharePoint links will be opened in same tab. There are no out of the box settings available to change this behavior in modern experience.

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Alirezaaminian

Copper Contributor

Oct 28, 2021

Hi Ganeshsanap, I put a picture on the homepage, and then put a hyperlink on that picture.
The hyperlink is linked to a document that is uploaded on the "Document" section of Sharepoint. I am not sure if I can make it so that it would be considered as an external link?

ganeshsanap
MVP
Oct 29, 2021
Alirezaaminian
Try creating shortcut URL for your document link using online tools like bit.ly & use that URL.

Try it & let me know if it works for you.
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