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title: Convert to link
slug: archbee-docs/convert-to-link
description: Learn how to use the "Convert to a link" feature in this document. This feature allows users to easily create references to external URLs or other public spaces in the left navigation panel. Find step-by-step instructions, including visual aids, for creat
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createdAt: 2022-02-14T08:51:45.000Z
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**Convert to a link** feature allows you to reference a LINK on the left navigation panel of a public space. 

It's useful when you want to send the user to either an external URL or to another public space.

Follow these steps to convert a link: 

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Create a new document
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Add a title relevant to the URL
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Click on the **three-dot menu** of the doc you want to convert to a link and click on the option
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Click on the converted document - a new modal will open where you need to add the URL. You can also change the name of the link.
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Check the public space to see how the LINK looks in the left navigation panel
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Also, when you add a URL, make sure to include `https://`

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Make sure that this is something you want to do and that you save your content elsewhere. When converting a doc to a link, all its content and its children docs will be lost. This action is IRREVERSIBLE.
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