An external link is a standard web link targeting for example a website. For example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea is an external link to a Wikipedia page.

To create a link without a custom text:

- Press in the Formatting toolbar:
  - A popup will appear, type or paste the URL in the box.
  - Press `Enter` or the check mark icon to confirm.
- Alternatively, press `Ctrl`+`K` to trigger the aforementioned popup.
- A simpler way is to paste the raw link and press space to turn it automatically into a link.

To create a link with a custom text:

- First, type and select the text which will be turned into a link.
- Follow the previous steps to open the link interface (via the formatting toolbar, or `Ctrl`+`K`).
- Alternatively, simply paste (`Ctrl`+`V`) over the selected text to turn it into a link.

Once a link is inserted:

- The text inside the link can be changed if needed but the link itself will remain.
- To modify the link, click on the link to display the popup and press the Edit link button.
- To remove a link, click on it and press the Unlink button.

You can follow external link by either double clicking (will open new tab/window) it or right clicking on them and choosing "Open in new tab".