Can I use real links (text with URL that is clickable)

OK, I am new and confused. Can I add a column that has text and a link the text is xxxlink and I want the end-user to see a hyperlink? I know I can add a column with just URL’s and I get the separate link button. I don’t really want this.

Also, I’d love to put in a short text description (as one field \column) for example.

You can find the best news at cnn.com but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try foxnews.com.

When they use the app they will see 2 hyperlinks within the text that are clickable.

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Tom

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Yep. Just use rich text.

Sorry, I don’t understand. I copy text with hyperlinks that work everywhere fine into a column and they don’t work in the app.

Use this syntax in your sheet:
Text You can find the best news at [cnn.com](cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](foxnews.com)

Result:
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You can find the best news at cnn.com but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try foxnews.com

that also does not work

Might need to put the full URL within the ()s (include https://)

Text You can find the best news at [cnn.com](https://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](https://foxnews.com)

Text You can find the best news at cnn.com but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try foxnews.com

No sorry still no go

Works for me…are you using a RICH text component?

I am new I am just using a regular column, did not know that I had to use a specific feature… Will try… thanks

OK, got it working!!! :slight_smile: THANKS!!!

More info

Hello all,

I believe what happened was G began rolling out a new feature(s) that included an enhanced in-cell editor, which allowed multiple hyperlinks per cell. However, the new editor broke some other basic capabilities and had to be rolled back. So, this may eventually come back. As Stephen has noted, please submit feedback.

So google sheets no longer supports more than one hyperlink in a text cell, so for now I don’t think glide can support that??? At least I can get one link to work, but its very limiting

OK, I take that back I just got two links to work, its 5:30 am and I’m too tired to think, need some sleep.

thanks again

Strange. If it’s rich text, Glide should interpret it as such regardless of what Google does on their side.

Are you trying to use the hyperlink formula in Google? That won’t be recognized. Glide works with the data directly as it’s visibily shown in the sheet.