# Use Batch Edit to change plain text links into HTML?

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 28, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019 "2024-09-28T01:09:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![NSheana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@NSheana](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NSheana)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/1 "2024-09-28T01:09:24Z")

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I have nearly 5000 entries in Anki. A field named “Link,” currently contains web links in plain text. I would like to change them all at once to HTML. Is this possible with Batch Edit or some other method?

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/2 "2024-09-28T01:15:22Z")

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Yes, but it would be easier to adjust your template, a little like

> **[Field Replacements - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/templates/fields.html#dictionary-links)**
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> Anki's user manual. Anki is a flashcard program that makes learning easier.

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**Author:** ![NSheana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@NSheana](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NSheana)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/3 "2024-09-28T05:10:12Z")

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That was quick! Could you be more specific please? I tried unsuccessfully entering a hyperlink tag in the card formatting.

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**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/4 "2024-09-28T13:49:39Z")

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Can you share your template and what you’ve tried but didn’t work?

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**Author:** ![NSheana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@NSheana](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NSheana)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/5 "2024-09-28T22:06:01Z")

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I don’t know exactly how I managed it, but I figured it out! It’s now working. This is what I did on the card (field name is “link”):

{{Link}}

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**Author:** ![NSheana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@NSheana](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NSheana)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/6 "2024-09-28T22:07:18Z")

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Thank you to you both for such amazingly quick replies!

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**Author:** ![sorata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sorata/32/34115_2.png) [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/7 "2024-09-28T22:46:33Z")

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Great! Good luck on your learning.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/use-batch-edit-to-change-plain-text-links-into-html/50019/8 "2024-10-28T22:46:46Z")

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