---
title: "How To Create Shorten Link in SharePoint Online"
description: "Vitextra Short URL Online allows users to create shorten user-friendly link to any content in SharePoint Online. This guide is intended to provide you necessary steps to create custom shorten URL to any content."
url: https://vitextra.com/en/support/kb/how-to-create-shorten-link-in-sharepoint-online
language: en
published: 2021-08-28
modified: 2021-09-03
products:
  - "Short URL Online"
---

# How To Create Shorten Link in SharePoint Online

**Tools:** SharePoint Online

Vitextra Short URL Online allows users to create shorten user-friendly link to any content in SharePoint Online. 
	This guide is intended to provide you necessary steps to create custom shorten URL to any content.

## 1. Open SharePoint page in edit mode

![Open SharePoint page in edit mode](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/step1.png)

Open SharePoint page where you need to place Short URL web part in edit mode or create new page.

## 2. Add Short URL web part

![Add Short URL web part](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/step2.png)

Select a line with a circled +, like this:

![](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/step2-circle.png)

and you'll see a list of available web parts. Scroll down to find **Short URL Online** web part and select it.

## 3. Save changes

![Save changes](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/step3.png)

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

## 4. Create new shorten URL

![Create new shorten URL](https://static.vitextra.com/articles/50005/step4.png)

Type in infromation about new shorten link:
- **Name** (optional)
- **Origin URL**. Target URL where user will be redirected (required).
- **Domain**. Choose one of available domains (required).
- **Short URL**. (required)

💡 **Tip**  
Short URL supports special characters such as **?**, **#**, **%**, **&**, and others.

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

📝 **Note**  
You can change both domain, and URL of the link after it is created.