Internal Links
Use an Internal Link to direct a reader to another chapter, to provide quick access to a map, or to let a reader choose their favorite ending.
- Adding an Internal Link
- Linking to Subheads
- Importing
- Previewing Internal Links
- Invalid Destination Warning
- Print Edition
Adding an Internal Link
To insert a link to a location in your ebook, select the text you’d like to make into a link and choose Internal Link from the Text Feature menu.


A popover will then appear that lets you choose the destination chapter.

Once an Internal Link is created, you can change its destination by clicking on it to bring up the popover again.
Linking to Subheads
To link to a section within an element, you will need to introduce that section using a Subhead. Then, when you select a chapter in the Internal Link popover, you’ll be able to choose any Subhead in the chapter.

Importing
Vellum will import internal links from your Word manuscript, as long as they point to a chapter title or subhead. Links that point to other, arbitrary bookmarks in your manuscript will not be preserved.
Previewing Internal Links
You can test your Internal Links using Vellum’s Preview. When you are previewing an ebook device, like a Kindle Fire or iPad, Internal Links will be underlined and clickable.

Invalid Destination Warning
If you create an Internal Link to a chapter that gets deleted, then the link will appear in red text in Vellum’s Text Editor.

When you click on the link, the popover will allow you to choose a new destination, or remove the link entirely:

Print Edition
For your print edition, Vellum will automatically strip out the link aspect of your Internal Links. This allows you to generate ebook and print editions from the same Vellum file.