Documents that are included as an exhibit to a filing submission must be hyperlinked in the exhibit index as “filed herewith” type links. Hyperlinks must be added correctly to appear as valid SEC archives once the filing is submitted.
Hyperlinks for exhibits filed with the submission can be easily added, edited, and removed in the Editor as needed.
Create a Hyperlink for Filed Herewith Exhibits
- Highlight the text to be linked. With the text selected, click Add Link on the Insert ribbon.
- From the Link To options, select “Link to other document within the submission (filed herewith).”
- Choose the corresponding exhibit number from the dropdown list of exhibits included in the submission. Click OK to create the link. The hyperlinking is successful when the text turns blue and is underlined.
Edit Hyperlinked Descriptions
To edit previously linked exhibit descriptions, place your cursor within the blue underlined text. Type as you normally would to edit text or highlight a portion of the description and type over it to replace it or remove it.
Remove a Hyperlink
Use this quick one-step hyperlink removal for descriptions that no longer need to be hyperlinked and for incorrect hyperlinks, as they will need to be removed then re-linked with the correct document.
Place your cursor anywhere within the blue highlighted text. Press Remove Link on the Insert tab. Removing the hyperlink is successful if the text no longer appears as blue underlined.