How to insert link in table cell that already contains preformatted text?

Question

I would like to add a link into the table cell shown in the figure. However, the link button is disabled. This seems to be due to the fact that the text is "Preformatted" (I copied it from VisualStudio). Is there a way to keep the font of the text (it is the name of a method in my source code) and use it as hyperlink? Inserting links after switching to "Paragraph" works. It took me a while to find out why hyperlinks are not working in that table cell. *grmpf* Suggestion: Enable hyperlinks for preformatted text or add a tooltip to the upper toolbar saying why it is disabled. Ugly work around: Create the hyperlink elsewhere and copy paste it to the cell. That will keep the font and enable the hyperlink:

If I switch to another browser tab and back, the hyperlink button seems to be enabled but it does not work (see figure below). =>Bug in display of enabled state of the button.

Alana Fernando · Answer

Good explanation @Shannon S

Shannon S · Answer

Hi Stefan,

The "Preformatted" option means there will be no formatting, which is why those options are disabled.

The workaround that Alana let you know about is actually monospace text, but it may help you in the case that you wanted your text to be monospace but linked to a URL.

I was able to confirm that if you insert monospace text instead, you will be able to select the text and link it as expected.

To insert monospace text it's as Alana mentioned, typing two curly brackets around the word you want to insert in monospace font.

Regards,
Shannon

Alana Fernando · Answer

hi @Stefan E ,

Another workaround is to enter your link via markup.