# Creating a hyperlink
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-hyperlink/58266
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 21, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-hyperlink/58266 "2004-07-21T02:48:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@paxton74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paxton74)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-hyperlink/58266/1 "2004-07-21T02:48:22Z")
I’m a very basic user, but I understand that creating a hyperlink should be simple. I can’t seem to get a “URL, Window, and Variables field displayed in your Actions panel” to pop up. I just get the option to script, but no drop down boxes anywhere.
The sooner the better.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-hyperlink/58266/2 "2004-07-21T04:17:16Z")
In your actions panel for button that is to be linked type:
on (release) {
getURL (“[http://yourlink.com](http://yourlink.com)”, _target_);
}
the target is formated as \_parent, \_blank ect. etc.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2004, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-hyperlink/58266/3 "2004-07-21T11:43:04Z")
If you’re using MX 2004 (as would be apparent since you’ve posted in the MX 2004 forum…) there aren’t going to be any drop-down boxes. It’s all hand-done ActionScript now.
Nice for veterans, not-so-nice for newbies or novices. But the code-hints are quite helpful, and the ActionScript dictionary is a wonderful tool.