The method that you state is correct. Once it is pasted into your message
place a space behind it. It should become a text link such as
http://www.anthemweb.com

Good luck.
Erik Hendrickson wrote:
Greetings -

I am a NEW user to Outlook. There is not one molecule in my body
that is intuitive to anything that Microsoft creates. But, if I
labor long enough, or someone is patient with me, I can come to
understand this stuff.

I am trying to write a simple little email message to my dad, and
include a hyperlink to a website (these are sometimes called "links"
or "hotlinks" - I don't get hung up on the jargon, but after reading
through several postings at this forum it appears "hyperlink" is the
preferred term).

At my work, we have different email software. In order to include a
hyperlink in an email message at work, I simply highlight the web
address (by clicking on the address at the top of the window) CTRL
C (to copy) go to the email message click where I want the
insertion point CTRL V (to paste).

The link is then displayed with a fancy color (and maybe it even
"flashes" if you hover your cursor over it). The fancy color is
visible both to me as the sender and to the receipient.

OK - keeping in mind that I have the intelligence of a kindergartner
when it comes to Outlook, can anyone explain how I include a
hyperlink in an Outlook message?

Erik Hendrickson