How to Add Quick Links in SharePoint

This article explains how to use the SharePoint Quick Links web part and covers all its features.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Step-by-step Tutorial
  • Step 1: Edit the SharePoint Page
  • Step 2: Add Quick Links
  • Step 3: Customize the Design
  • Step 4: Add links
  • Step 5: Publish
• Quick Links Features
  • Layout Options Styles
• BONUS: Give Quick Links A Fresh New Look

Step-by-step Tutorial

Follow the steps below to learn how to use the Quick Links web part.

Step 1: Edit the SharePoint Page

Go to the SharePoint page you want to use and click Edit:

Close the Toolbox:

Step 2: Add Quick Links

Click the gray plus icon:

Use the search bar to look for Quick Links and select it:

Step 3: Customize the Design

Click the Edit Properties icon:

Choose the layout option you want to use. For this guide, we’ll use the Button layout:

Then, continue customizing how it looks:

NOTEAvailable options vary depending on your chosen layout. Go to Quick Links features to see all the options you can customize.

Close the Quick Links properties once satisfied:

Step 4: Add links

Select any item:

Choose how you want to add a link from the sidebar. For this guide, we’ll use From a link:

Fill in the details and click Add:

NOTEOptions will vary depending on the way you added the link.

Then, enable [1] Open link in a new tab if you want the link to open in a new tab, and add a [2] Title:

Customize the [1] Thumbnail and [2] Description:

Once satisfied, close the Quick Links properties:

To add more links, click Add links:

Repeat the steps:

Step 5: Publish

Click Publish:

Amazing! You now have Quick Links on your SharePoint page.

Quick Links Features

Below are the options you can modify:

	Layout Options	allows you to choose the appearance of the Quick Links. Check out Layout Options Styles to see all the options available.
	Show Title	when enabled, the Quick Links title will be shown.
	Enable Audience Targeting	when enabled, you can promote links to a specified group of people.

Layout Options Styles

Below are the layout options and their features: 

• Compact Style
  

	Show image in layout	when enabled, you’ll have the option to add a custom image as an icon.
	Animation	when enabled, it adds a depth effect when you hover each item.

• Filmstrip Style

Animation

when enabled, it adds a depth effect when you hover each item.

• Grid Style
  

Animation

when enabled, it adds a depth effect when you hover each item.

• Button Style

	Icons	allows you to modify the location of the icon (no icon, icon on left, icon on top).
	Button appearance	allows you to customize the look of the button (no outline, outline, fill color).
	Alignment	allows you to choose the alignment of the button (left, center).
	Title Text	allows you to set the title in one line or two lines.
	Animation	when enabled, it adds a depth effect when you hover each item.

• List Style
  

	Show Descriptions	when enabled, it allows you to add a description for each item.
	Show icons	when enabled, the icon will be shown.
	Animation	when enabled, it adds a depth effect when you hover each item.

• Tiles Style

	Icon size	allows you to modify how big the tiles are (small, medium, large, extra large, fill space).
	Show only icon or image	when enabled, the title of each item will be hidden. Only the icon or image will be shown.
	Animation	when enabled, it adds a depth effect when you hover each item.

BONUS: Give Quick Links A Fresh New Look

Not satisfied with the styling options available? ShortPoint has your back!  We have tons of awesome Design Elements that'll help you create an absolutely amazing Quick Link navigation with all kinds of cool styling possibilities.

For one, there’s the Tiles Design Element! It gives you tons of animation and styling effects to choose from:

And to top it off, with our Templates Library, you don’t need to start from scratch. There are already so many Tiles templates you can use:

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But if you don’t like Tiles, you can also mix and match Design Elements to create an awesome design like we did here:

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