Procedure: Finding the absolute URL

Introduction

An absolute URL is the full internet address of a web page. It is displayed in the web address area of your web browser and includes:

a protocol (Example: "http" or "https")
network location or path
file name

If you wish to add help topics to an email or on a department web page, for example, or make procedures or processes accessible to your colleagues to refer to occasionally, you will need to find the absolute URL of the web page.

Finding the absolute URL in your web browser

	Internet Explorer Procedure In the left-hand navigation pane: Right click on the topic and select Copy shortcut. Navigate to the place you want to paste the absolute URL e.g. an e-mail. Right click and select Paste or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V

	Mozilla Firefox Procedure In the left-hand navigation pane: Right click on the topic and select Copy Link Location. Navigate to the place you want to paste the absolute URL e.g. an e-mail. Right click and select Paste or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V

	Google Chrome Procedure In the left-hand navigation pane: Right click on the topic and select Copy link address. Navigate to the place you want to paste the absolute URL e.g. an e-mail. Right click and select Paste or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V