# Form Designer: How to add an editable link tool

**URL:** https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/form-designer-how-to-add-an-editable-link-tool/258
**Category:** Form Designer
**Created:** [September 3, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/form-designer-how-to-add-an-editable-link-tool/258 "2013-09-03T06:41:09Z")
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#### Post date: [September 3, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/form-designer-how-to-add-an-editable-link-tool/258/1 "2013-09-03T06:41:09Z")

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The objective is to allow a web form user to type a URL and save the corresponding link in a clickable format.

### Step 1: Create a custom link tool

This step must be performed by a WorkflowGen Administrator.

1. Create a text file “ASPlink.txt” with the following content:

2. Save the file in `\wfgen\App_Data\Templates\Forms\En\Custom` folder (change the language `En` if needed):.

### Step 2: Add two fields in the web form

1. In the Form Designer, add a textbox (with the ID `URL`) and a new ASPlink (with the ID: `LINK1`).

2. Edit the ASPlink custom attributes. For the `NavigateUrl` attribute, enter the following code: