# Hyperlinks

Learn about the options to use hyperlinks in Page/RDLX reports - how to add it to Textbox or Image and how to add it to Map Layer Elements.

## Content



Hyperlinks take you to a web page that opens in the default browser of the system. You can set hyperlinks in the Textbox, Image, Chart, and Map controls to access a Web page from your report.

Hyperlinks are displayed when you preview a Page or an RDLX report, export a report in [HTML](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/export-reports/exporting-page-rdl-reports/html-export-page-rdl), [PDF](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/export-reports/exporting-page-rdl-reports/pdf-export-page-rdl), [RTF](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/export-reports/exporting-page-rdl-section-reports/rtf-export), and [Excel](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/export-reports/exporting-page-rdl-reports/excel-export-page-rdl) formats.

### Add Hyperlink to Textbox or Image

Let's set a hyperlink on the TextBox or Image controls to access a Web page from your a Page or an RDLX report.

1.  Drag and drop a Textbox or Image control to the design surface.
2.  With the control selected, under the Properties window, click the **Property dialog** link to open the control's dialog and go to the **Navigation** page.<br />OR<br />With the control selected, go to the Properties window and click the ellipses near the **Action** property to open the **Navigation** page in the dialog.
3.  On the **Navigation** page, select the **Jump to URL** radio button to enable the field below it.
4.  Type or use the expression editor to provide a valid Web page address. For example, [https://developer.mescius.com/activereportsnet](https://developer.mescius.com/activereportsnet).
5.  Click **OK** to close the dialog.
6.  In the Properties window, enter text in the **Value** property of the respective control to set the display text for the Web page hyperlink. For example, 'Company'.

### Add Hyperlink to Map Layer Elements

Map layer elements like point, polygon and line provides you with a functionality to set hyperlinks on them to access a Web page from your report.

1.  On the design surface, click the map until the map panes appear.
2.  In the layers pane, right-click the layer in use and select **Edit**.
3.  In the selected layer's dialog that appears, go to the **Navigation** page.
4.  On the Navigation page, select the **Jump to URL** radio button to enable the field below it.
5.  Type or use the expression editor to provide a valid Web page address. For example, [https://developer.mescius.com/activereportsnet](https://developer.mescius.com/activereportsnet).
6.  Click **OK** to close the dialog.