---
title: "How To Create a Short Link in SharePoint Online"
description: "Use the Vitextra Short URL Online web part to turn any long SharePoint Online link into a short, easy-to-share custom URL."
url: https://vitextra.com/en/support/how-to/create-shorten-link-in-sharepoint-online
language: en
published: 2021-08-28
modified: 2026-10-22
products:
  - "Short URL Online"
---

# How To Create a Short Link in SharePoint Online

**Tools:** SharePoint Online, Vitextra Short URL Online

The Create shortened URL form of the Short URL Online web part with the Name, Origin URL, Domain and Short URL fields filled in and the Create button highlighted.

## 1. Open a SharePoint Page in Edit Mode

![Open a SharePoint Page in Edit Mode](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/create-shorten-link-in-sharepoint-online-Step1-en.png)

Open the SharePoint page where you want to place the Short URL web part in edit mode, or create a new page.

## 2. Add the Short URL Web Part

![Add the Short URL Web Part](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/create-shorten-link-in-sharepoint-online-Step2-en.png)

Select a line with a circled **+**, like this:

![Add a web part](50005/step2-circle.png)
*Click the circled plus to add a web part*

A list of available web parts appears. Scroll down to find the **Short URL Online** web part and select it.

## 3. Save the Changes

![Save the Changes](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/create-shorten-link-in-sharepoint-online-Step3-en.png)

Change the title of the web part if you need to, then select **Publish** to save the changes.

## 4. Create a New Shortened URL

![Create a New Shortened URL](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/create-shorten-link-in-sharepoint-online-Step4-en.png)

Type in the information about the new shortened link:

- **Name** (optional) — an internal label to help you recognize the link later; it is not part of the URL.
- **Origin URL** (required) — the target URL where the user will be redirected.
- **Domain** (required) — one of the domains available to your tenant.
- **Short URL** (required) — the custom suffix that appears after the domain.

💡 **Tip**  
Short URL supports special characters such as **?**, **#**, **%**, **&**, and others, so you are not limited to plain letters and numbers when choosing a custom suffix.

Click the **Create** button to create the new shortened link. Once the link is created, you can use it or share it right away.

📝 **Note**  
You can change both the domain and the URL of a link after it has been created, without losing its click history.

A short, memorable link is easier to type, easier to read out loud, and easier to fit into a QR code, an email signature or a printed flyer than a raw SharePoint address. Because Short URL Online keeps the mapping in your own tenant, you retain full control over every link you create, including the ability to redirect it to different content later without reprinting or resending it.