Email, Messaging, & Video Calls Email How to Insert a Link in a Message in Mozilla Thunderbird by Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated on November 11, 2019 Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail If you compose your email messages using HTML in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla, there's a comfortable way to insert a link — an underlined link like those you're using on the Web every three seconds (approximately). Insert a Link in a Message in Mozilla Thunderbird To insert a link in an email in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape: Hit Ctrl-K (Windows, Linux) or Command-K (Mac). Enter the text you want to be linked (like "Kantian ethics" if you're linking to a paper on Kantian ethics) under Link Text. Press Tab. Enter the URL under Link Location. It's easiest to open the page in a browser window or tab, copy the URL from the address bar and paste it here. Click OK. Alternatively, you can also highlight existing text in your message and only then use the Ctrl-K shortcut key. Then you merely have to enter the URL under Link Location. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit