How to Send a Web Page Link With Yahoo Mail

Share interesting web pages with a hyperlink in Yahoo Mail

By
Heinz Tschabitscher
Heinz Tschabitscher
Heinz Tschabitscher
Writer
  • University of Vienna
A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
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Updated on May 28, 2021

What to Know

  • Highlight the text of the link you want to share and press Ctrl+C (for Windows) or Command+C (for Mac) to copy it.
  • To create a hyperlink, highlight the text you want to link in your Yahoo Mail message, and then select the link icon in the bottom toolbar.
  • Press Ctrl+V (for Windows) or Command+V (for Mac) to paste the link. Click Test to open the link and ensure it goes to the correct page.

This article explains how to send a link with Yahoo Mail. It's even possible to include a preview image so that the recipient knows what to expect.

How to Send a Web Page Link With Yahoo Mail

The simplest way to include a link in an email message is to copy and paste it. You can then copy the link from the message and paste it into the browser. However, if you'd rather include a hyperlink that takes the user directly to the page by clicking on the text, follow these steps:

  1. Highlight the text of the link you want to share and press Ctrl+C (for Windows) or Command+C (for Mac) to copy it.

  2. Highlight the text you want to link in your Yahoo Mail message, and then select the link icon in the bottom toolbar (to the left of the text formatting options).

    Link icon in the Yahoo Mail message composition window

  3. Press Ctrl+V (for Windows) or Command+V (for Mac) to paste the link in the text field.

    Yahoo Mail's "Add Link" window with a link highlighted

  4. Click Test to open the link and ensure that it works and goes to the page you want to share.

    Yahoo Mail's "Add Link" window with the Test button highlighted

  5. Select Save.

    Yahoo Mail's "Add Link" window with the Save button highlighted

  6. Send the email as usual. When the recipient sees the message, they can click the blue text to open the web page in a new tab.

How to Include Link Previews in Yahoo Mail Messages

Alternatively, you can paste an entire link (including http:// or https://) directly into a Yahoo Mail message. Depending on how the web page is set up, the pasted text is hyperlinked automatically, or a link preview is generated with an image.

To adjust the size and positioning of the link preview, hover the mouse pointer over the preview image, then and select the ellipses (...) in the upper-right corner.

Selecting Remove deletes only the preview; the link remains in the message text.

Yahoo Mail with the link preview button highlighted

Send a Web Page Link With Yahoo Mail Basic

Yahoo Mail Basic doesn't support link previews, but it is possible to include hyperlinks:

  1. Highlight the text of the link you want to share and press Ctrl+C (for Windows) or Command+C (for Mac) to copy it.

  2. Position the text cursor where you want to insert the link in your Yahoo Mail message and press Ctrl+V (for Windows) or Command+V (for Mac) to paste the link.

    Position the text cursor where you want to insert the link in your Yahoo Mail message and press Ctrl + V (for Windows) or Command + V (for Mac) to paste the link.

  3. Add parentheses around the link text.

    Add parentheses around the link text.

When the recipient sees the message, they can click the underlined text to open the web page in a new tab.

This trick also works for including hyperlinks in messages you send from the Yahoo Mail mobile app.

When the recipient sees the message, they can click the underlined text to open the web page in a new tab.
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