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title: "Email Messages: Edit Links"
slug: "edit-links-window"
updated: 2025-08-25T13:17:46Z
published: 2025-08-25T13:17:46Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/edit-links-window"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Email Messages: Edit Links

## Overview

Update link destinations and names for any email message. This is useful for fixing URLs or retargeting links, even after a sendout has already happened.

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## Navigation Path

*Messages > Outbox > Email > Actions > Edit Links*

![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/image(624).png)

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## Settings

| Setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Name** | Internal identifier for the link entry. |
| **URL / Description** | Displays and lets you update the link destination; the description comes from message creation. |
| **Category** | Labels used to organize and group links. |
| **Format** | The format of the link (Text or HTML). |

> [!NOTE]
> To change the visible link text in the email content, edit the message’s HTML.

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## Actions

![](https://cdn.document360.io/554b9b98-6720-4d8b-9919-c7b203d72648/Images/Documentation/image-0WGOZWBY.png)

| Action | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **​Redirect link** | Update a link’s destination. |
| **Enter a link name** | Assign a unique identifier for easier tracking. |

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### Additional Information

- Redirection after sendout ensures clicks go to the updated destination without resending the message.
- To modify the link text shown to recipients, update the message HTML rather than the link entry.

## Related

- [Redirect Links After an Email Sendout](/redirect-links-after-sendout.md)