Use the Quick Links web part

What would you like to do?

• Add the Quick links web part

• Add links

• Edit links

• Audience targeting

Add the Quick links web part

1. If your page is not already in edit mode, select Edit at the top right of the page. Find the Toolbox  on the right.

2. Select See all web parts, then select or drag-and-drop Quick links from the list of web parts.

3. Type over the Quick links title to add your own title.

4. Select the layout options above the Quick links to select your layout. 

5. Select Edit properties  to access additional options for the selected layout. Each layout has different options. For example, you can choose to Show image in layout for the Compact layout, and you can choose to Show descriptions for List and Button layouts.

   
   
   Here's a comparison of how each of the layouts look:

Compact

The compact layout is designed to show icons at 48 x 48 pixels.

Filmstrip

The Filmstrip layout is designed to show images that at 212 to 286 pixels in width, with an aspect ratio of 9/16 where height is 9 and width is 16.

Grid

SharePoint only

Button

SharePoint only

List

SharePoint only

Tiles

SharePoint only

Add links

1. Select + Add links.

2. Choose a recent file or get a file or image from one of the following locations:

   • Stock images provided by Microsoft

   • A site

   • Your OneDrive account

   • Your computer

   • A link

   • If your organization has specified a set of approved images, you'll be able to choose from that set under Your organization.

     

     Notes: 

     • Web search uses Bing images that utilize the Creative Common license. You're responsible for reviewing licensing for an image before you insert it on your page.

     • If you're a SharePoint admin and want to learn how to create an asset library for Your organization, see Create an organization assets library.

     • If you're a SharePoint admin, we recommend enabling a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to improve performance for getting images. Learn more about CDNs.

3. Select your image, page, or document and select Insert.

4. In the toolbox on the right, you'll have options for each link. The options depend on the settings you've chosen for the layout. For example, if you chose to Show descriptions for a list layout, you can add a description for the individual link. Other types of options for individual links, depending on the layout options, include changing the image, formatting icons, adding descriptions, and adding alternative text.

   

Edit links

1. If your page is not already in edit mode, select Edit at the top right of the page.

2. Hover over the item you want to edit then select Edit  at the bottom of the item you want to edit.

   This will open the toolbox for that item where you'll have options for that link. The options depend on the settings you've chosen for the layout. For example, if you chose to Show descriptions for a list layout, you can add a description for the individual link. Other types of options for individual links, depending on the layout options, include changing the image, formatting icons, adding descriptions, and adding alternative text.

   

3. To remove links, select the Trashcan icon  for the item.

4. To reorder links, drag and drop items to new positions using the Move icon  . You can also reorder links using Ctrl + Left or Ctrl + Right arrow keys.

   Note: You can't reorder links in the Filmstrip layout.

Audience targeting

By using audience targeting, you can promote links to specific groups of people. This is useful when you want to present information that's especially relevant to a particular group of people. For example, you can target links for specific project information to team members and stakeholders of the project. To use audience targeting, you must first enable audience targeting in the web part property pane, and then edit each quick link to specify the audience to target.

Enable audience targeting

1. If your page is not already in edit mode, select Edit at the top right of the page, and select the Quick links web part.

2. Select the Edit properties  button.

3. In the Filter section, slide the toggle for Enable audience targeting to On.

Set the target audiences for each link

1. If your page is not already in edit mode, select Edit at the top right of the page, and select the Quick links web part.

2. Hover over the link you want to edit then select Edit  at the bottom of the item you want to edit.

3. Under Audiences to target, type or search for the group(s) you want to target.

On the page, while you're in edit mode, you can see which links have audiences selected by looking for the audience icon next to the link.

Once your page is published, audience targeting will take effect.