![textexpander.png](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1_textexpander.png)
I love hearing from readers and listeners with interesting questions. Recently, reader Teri wrote asking about how to make clickable links using TextExpander for an e-mail signature. I have been doing this for some time by using the entire link. For instance up until very recently, part of my e-mail signature looked like this:
![Picture 3.png](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Picture-3.png)
Teri’s question was whether, using TextExpander, she could put a link in without spelling out the link specifically. Turns out you can.
The trick is:
1. Enable Formatted Text and Pictures with the snippet:
![format text and picture.png](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/format-text-and-picture.png)
2. Type out the entire Link:
![Link- full.png](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Link-full.png)
3. Context Click and Create URL
![make url.jpg](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/make-url.jpg)
4. Go Into the Created Link and Edit the Text
![Linkmacsparky.png](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Linkmacsparky.png)
5. Customize the Text
Set your fonts and colors. Here is my final product.
![final sig.png](https://macsparky.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/final-sig.png)
Thanks to the gang at SmileOnMyMac for helping me sort this out and for their continuing effort on TextExpander.