Render URL immediately as a hyperlink

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I have a Editform in PowerApps. I need to render URL immediately as a hyperlink, once user pasted the URL in textinput field. May i know how to do that?

Once i enter the URL in Remarks field, I enable hyperlink as an icon and as a HTML control adjacent to it. When they click on icon/HTML control, it navigates appropriately.

Is there any way where i can render this clickable URL once pasted in TextInput field? Because currently end user needs to follow 2 step process i.e. paste the URL and then click on the URL adjacent to it. Any other better approach would be helpful.

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11manish 3,849 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Rendering a pasted URL as a clickable hyperlink inside the same Text Input is not supported. The best alternative is to display a dynamically updated hyperlink (using a Label, HTML Text control, or Icon with Launch()) adjacent to the Text Input, which provides an immediate and intuitive experience for users.

The recommended UX is:

User pastes the URL into the Text Input.

A clickable "Open Link" icon or hyperlink appears immediately beside it.

clicking the icon or hyperlink uses:

Launch(txtRemarks.Text)

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Hi @Poweruser32490,

Either a button/icon with (or whatever your text box is called)
Launch(txtRemarks.Text)

or a HTML Text control (which is what you seem to be wanting) with
"<a href='" & txtRemarks.Text & "'>View Supporting Documents</a>"

The other advantage of the HTML control is that you can put it inside a Form and it will work in View Mode (whereas a button/icon will not)

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Hi @Poweruser32490,

A quick follow-up to see if you received the answer you were looking for. Happy to assist further if not.

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