# \#links **URL:** https://forum.asana.com/tag/links/55.md [Latest](https://forum.asana.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.asana.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.asana.com/tags.md) --- ## [Option to choose how links are displayed in a task](https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-choose-how-links-are-displayed-in-a-task/1154768)
**Author:** [@Bri\_Zammit](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bri_Zammit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 October 2026 21:57 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/option-to-choose-how-links-are-displayed-in-a-task/1154768 "2026-10-19T21:57:33Z")
In a recent update, Asana is now converting links automatically into attachments when you post a comment. In our company, we use Sharepoint for all of our shared work and I am quite concerned at how this will impact our … --- ## [Private and Hidden Tasks/Sections in Public Projects](https://forum.asana.com/t/private-and-hidden-tasks-sections-in-public-projects/46527)
**Author:** [@Carlton\_Lindsay](https://forum.asana.com/u/Carlton_Lindsay)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 14:49 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/private-and-hidden-tasks-sections-in-public-projects/46527 "2026-09-14T14:49:47Z")
It would be nice if, when adding a task that’s already in a project to another project, you had the option to hide the details and title if one of the projects is private. The task’s title and details would be visible t… --- ## [How to easily copy-paste link to tasks outside of Asana (a linked task-title) instead of just the url?](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-easily-copy-paste-link-to-tasks-outside-of-asana-a-linked-task-title-instead-of-just-the-url/117583)
**Author:** [@Andreas\_Bossard](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andreas_Bossard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [7 September 2026 05:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-easily-copy-paste-link-to-tasks-outside-of-asana-a-linked-task-title-instead-of-just-the-url/117583 "2026-09-07T05:29:50Z")
Issue: I want to link to an asana task from another place (e.g. google docs). If I use the copy task link feature then only the url is copied. But it would be much easier for readers if it would also copy the title of th… --- ## [Do not prepend links with https://](https://forum.asana.com/t/do-not-prepend-links-with-https/1153840)
**Author:** [@Michal\_Hudecek](https://forum.asana.com/u/Michal_Hudecek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 August 2026 10:48 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/do-not-prepend-links-with-https/1153840 "2026-08-29T10:48:20Z")
When I add a link to task description, it is prepended with https:// which breaks deeplinks such as: codex://threads/01a04c3f-c1e5-76c1-a573-fd410e4e1827 obsidian://open?vault=Obsidian%20Vault&file=Quick%20Notes%2FNote… --- ## [Allow App Deeplinks](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-app-deeplinks/475514)
**Author:** [@anon10025277](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon10025277)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [20 August 2026 14:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-app-deeplinks/475514 "2026-08-20T14:47:02Z")
Hey :wave: Currently whenever a link is added to the body of a ticket (Via cmd K or the Link button), it is automatically prefixed with https://. And when a link is directly pasted into the body it is converted to a li… --- ## [\[STILL A PROBLEM\] Asana links in Slack not opening in desktop app, instead opens in browser](https://forum.asana.com/t/still-a-problem-asana-links-in-slack-not-opening-in-desktop-app-instead-opens-in-browser/1152748)
**Author:** [@Stephen\_Grove](https://forum.asana.com/u/Stephen_Grove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 16:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/still-a-problem-asana-links-in-slack-not-opening-in-desktop-app-instead-opens-in-browser/1152748 "2026-08-19T16:19:19Z")
Problem: I click on any Asana link in Slack and it opens in a new browser tab, instead of the desktop app. (yeah, it’s still a thing.) System & app versions: Windows 11; Slack 4.51.191; Asana desktop app 2.8.1 What I’v… --- ## [Linking directly to a folder on own drive/server](https://forum.asana.com/t/linking-directly-to-a-folder-on-own-drive-server/5194)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Suberg](https://forum.asana.com/u/Tom_Suberg)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2026 16:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/linking-directly-to-a-folder-on-own-drive-server/5194 "2026-08-07T16:08:18Z")
Hi all! Our company stores most of the project related files on a shared drive, which is hosted on a dedicated server in our data center. Since this is a shared drive, we can all use the same address in the file explore… --- ## [セクションにリンク機能を追加](https://forum.asana.com/t/topic/1123871)
**Author:** [@ka\_nishiyama](https://forum.asana.com/u/ka_nishiyama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2026 02:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/topic/1123871 "2026-02-11T02:47:03Z")
リスト内のセクションに直接リンクする方法が無いことについて。 リスト全体やタスクへのリンクは出来る。 各セクションにリンクアドレスが有ると、便利だと思います。 英語フォーラムでの提案が有ります。 --- ## [Native Functionality Request: Add ability to attach URLs to Tasks and Subtasks](https://forum.asana.com/t/native-functionality-request-add-ability-to-attach-urls-to-tasks-and-subtasks/1103393)
**Author:** [@conig2](https://forum.asana.com/u/conig2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [14 December 2025 00:51 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/native-functionality-request-add-ability-to-attach-urls-to-tasks-and-subtasks/1103393 "2025-12-14T00:51:16Z")
Problem: Links pasted in descriptions/comments get buried, are slow to click (you have to wait for the link card to expand) and aren’t first-class attachments. This is frustrating for workflows that rely on files hoste… --- ## [Reference Portfolio Field Search Improvement](https://forum.asana.com/t/reference-portfolio-field-search-improvement/1111264)
**Author:** [@anon5131878](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon5131878)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2025 17:13 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/reference-portfolio-field-search-improvement/1111264 "2025-11-26T17:13:44Z")
When utilizing a reference field displaying tasks within the portfolio view, the search function should prioritize tasks within the project the search is being made within. Currently when we search for a task name that … --- ## [Hello All, I am looking to paste a link or comment to multiple tasks at one time. Is this possible?](https://forum.asana.com/t/hello-all-i-am-looking-to-paste-a-link-or-comment-to-multiple-tasks-at-one-time-is-this-possible/1103583)
**Author:** [@Skylar\_Click](https://forum.asana.com/u/Skylar_Click)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2025 17:44 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/hello-all-i-am-looking-to-paste-a-link-or-comment-to-multiple-tasks-at-one-time-is-this-possible/1103583 "2025-10-16T17:44:13Z")
My team uses JIRA for ticketing, and we typically attach the JIRA links to each task by adding them in the comments. Currently, we’re pasting the link and commenting on each task individually—even when multiple tasks are… --- ## [Accessibility Issue: Hyperlinks in Comments](https://forum.asana.com/t/accessibility-issue-hyperlinks-in-comments/1095119)
**Author:** [@Stuart\_Miller2](https://forum.asana.com/u/Stuart_Miller2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2025 15:20 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/accessibility-issue-hyperlinks-in-comments/1095119 "2025-09-11T15:20:14Z")
I don’t see a way to make text in task comments into hyperlinks (like you can in the task description). I think we can only embed a link, which inserts the full hyperlink. This is an accessibility issue, so I hope Asana … --- ## [Add Dashboards and specific project views as Curated work links](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-dashboards-and-specific-project-views-as-curated-work-links/1091606)
**Author:** [@3lla](https://forum.asana.com/u/3lla)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 August 2025 18:17 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-dashboards-and-specific-project-views-as-curated-work-links/1091606 "2025-08-23T18:17:12Z")
I have been using the Team Home Pages to collate some links across Asana for different teams. For example, our C-levels won’t have to interact with Asana on a daily basis, but they’ll be looking at some reports, and spec… --- ## [Outlook integration - links in emails don't transfer](https://forum.asana.com/t/outlook-integration-links-in-emails-dont-transfer/258473)
**Author:** [@EJ\_Mann](https://forum.asana.com/u/EJ_Mann)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 June 2025 15:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/outlook-integration-links-in-emails-dont-transfer/258473 "2025-06-09T15:26:37Z")
Hi all, I love using the Outlook integration to turn emails into new tasks in Asana, but any hyperlinks within the email just become text strings in the new task. Is there no way to make it so those links are preserved i… --- ## [Dynamic task links in templates](https://forum.asana.com/t/dynamic-task-links-in-templates/1051712)
**Author:** [@Cole\_Newton](https://forum.asana.com/u/Cole_Newton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2025 16:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dynamic-task-links-in-templates/1051712 "2025-04-17T16:05:26Z")
Currently, tasks within a template do not have a URL. The project that I recently converted into a template had links to related tasks in several descriptions. These links direct back to the original project that was use… --- ## [include URL to task in export CSV](https://forum.asana.com/t/include-url-to-task-in-export-csv/418574)
**Author:** [@Floris\_Assies1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Floris_Assies1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [18 March 2025 11:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/include-url-to-task-in-export-csv/418574 "2025-03-18T11:21:02Z")
The URL to a task should be included in the export CSV file. this has been suggested in 2018 but in ‘use cases’ \> Including the Task Url in Export this feature would really make my life easier! Please vote up! --- ## [Permission error bug: Opening slack links to Asana mac desktop app for tasks I'm in is denying permission - but works in browser,](https://forum.asana.com/t/permission-error-bug-opening-slack-links-to-asana-mac-desktop-app-for-tasks-im-in-is-denying-permission-but-works-in-browser/1013597)
**Author:** [@Creative\_Overlord](https://forum.asana.com/u/Creative_Overlord)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 January 2025 07:38 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/permission-error-bug-opening-slack-links-to-asana-mac-desktop-app-for-tasks-im-in-is-denying-permission-but-works-in-browser/1013597 "2025-01-15T07:38:47Z")
I’m getting a permission error when opening slack links in asana all of a sudden (previously worked fine until about last week ish) - the link will redirect to asana mac app no problem, flashes the task too quick to read… --- ## [Ability to @-mention other tasks in a task description in project template](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-mention-other-tasks-in-a-task-description-in-project-template/44031)
**Author:** [@Carlo](https://forum.asana.com/u/Carlo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2024 08:11 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/ability-to-mention-other-tasks-in-a-task-description-in-project-template/44031 "2024-12-15T08:11:29Z")
Hello Everyone, I hit a small roadblock in a template I use. The template is composed of many tasks. In some task description, I need to link (with the @) other tasks. HOWEVER (here comes the trouble) When I create a… --- ## [Make Hyperlinks in Uploaded PDFs Clickable](https://forum.asana.com/t/make-hyperlinks-in-uploaded-pdfs-clickable/973098)
**Author:** [@Jen1](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jen1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 November 2024 15:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/make-hyperlinks-in-uploaded-pdfs-clickable/973098 "2024-11-11T15:08:47Z")
In our agency, we frequently upload PDFs to our tasks for feedback. Within those PDFs are hyperlinks to videos in Dropbox. Would be so great to have the ability to click hyperlinks within the Asana/PDF viewing space. Rig… --- ## [Choose browser for links in desktop app](https://forum.asana.com/t/choose-browser-for-links-in-desktop-app/129227)
**Author:** [@Keerthik](https://forum.asana.com/u/Keerthik)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2024 13:57 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/choose-browser-for-links-in-desktop-app/129227 "2024-10-09T13:57:29Z")
I recently started using the Mac desktop app version of Asana. It mostly works great! However, I am running into some frustration with outgoing links from my Asana projects. I have all my other tools used in my project … --- ## [Open link in Mac app instead of browser](https://forum.asana.com/t/open-link-in-mac-app-instead-of-browser/494361)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Devane](https://forum.asana.com/u/Alex_Devane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2024 15:12 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/open-link-in-mac-app-instead-of-browser/494361 "2024-09-27T15:12:03Z")
When I click an Asana link (eg in Slack), it opens the link in Safari instead of in the native Mac asana app. In browser Asana, there is no setting for this in Settings \> Apps despite Mac Asana saying it will be there. --- ## [Allow mailto links to be generated with parameters built from custom fields](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-mailto-links-to-be-generated-with-parameters-built-from-custom-fields/909688)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Lumsden](https://forum.asana.com/u/Elizabeth_Lumsden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2024 20:57 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/allow-mailto-links-to-be-generated-with-parameters-built-from-custom-fields/909688 "2024-09-04T20:57:33Z")
It appears (from searching the forum and testing about 10 variations) that we cannot use rules to generate a mailto link with simple parameters like ?subject= and have the link be a functional, clickable link. What I’m … --- ## [Two quick tips: 1) Quickly navigate to subtasks, and 2) Fast vanity link creation](https://forum.asana.com/t/two-quick-tips-1-quickly-navigate-to-subtasks-and-2-fast-vanity-link-creation/874208)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2024 19:21 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/two-quick-tips-1-quickly-navigate-to-subtasks-and-2-fast-vanity-link-creation/874208 "2024-08-19T19:21:11Z")
Two quick, unrelated Asana tips that you may find handy: Quickly navigate to subtasks: In List view (either in a project or in My Tasks), click a task title’s subtasks icon to quickly navigate and scroll directly to t… --- ## [Add a non-cloud local or remote file URL](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-a-non-cloud-local-or-remote-file-url/783752)
**Author:** [@Cyril-iDO](https://forum.asana.com/u/Cyril-iDO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2024 14:08 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/add-a-non-cloud-local-or-remote-file-url/783752 "2024-04-23T14:08:01Z")
I want to share a link to a document hosted on a company server. It’s a link like "file:///c:\\test\\example" It seems this doesn’t work with Asana. There is a “https://” which is automatically added when I use a hyperl… --- ## [Make Project Sections linkable](https://forum.asana.com/t/make-project-sections-linkable/754576)
**Author:** [@Norman\_Karr](https://forum.asana.com/u/Norman_Karr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 March 2024 20:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/make-project-sections-linkable/754576 "2024-03-26T20:59:05Z")
In the list view of project, you can split the tickets up into different sections. However, the only way to navigate the sections is by scrolling. For example, if someone tells me to look at “section f” of a project. I c… --- ## [Cannot Return to Dashboard after opening task link](https://forum.asana.com/t/cannot-return-to-dashboard-after-opening-task-link/408035)
**Author:** [@anon97859121](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon97859121)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2024 15:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/cannot-return-to-dashboard-after-opening-task-link/408035 "2024-03-25T15:07:22Z")
Clicking on an Asana-card link outside the app: App opens an interface showing only that card… with no discernable way (button, etc.) to return to the home view. “Back” button doesn’t work because there’s technically no… --- ## [Asana links opening in browser not Desktop App (Mac)](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-links-opening-in-browser-not-desktop-app-mac/231024)
**Author:** [@Creative\_Overlord](https://forum.asana.com/u/Creative_Overlord)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [8 March 2024 13:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/asana-links-opening-in-browser-not-desktop-app-mac/231024 "2024-03-08T13:09:31Z")
Continuing the discussion from Task Links Opening in browser not Desktop App: FYI for anyone having an issue with asana links not opening in the desktop app when clicked from slack or email - mine has been broken for AG… --- ## [Short ID for tasks](https://forum.asana.com/t/short-id-for-tasks/2565)
**Author:** [@Dmitriy\_Dobrynin](https://forum.asana.com/u/Dmitriy_Dobrynin)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [5 February 2024 20:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/short-id-for-tasks/2565 "2024-02-05T20:47:35Z")
I would like to have a short link for every task, that will consist of short project name and short task ID. The key word is “short”! For example, https://app.asana.com/HR-206. You cannot imagine how incredibly useful t… --- ## [Hyperlink in the Custom Text Field](https://forum.asana.com/t/hyperlink-in-the-custom-text-field/621908)
**Author:** [@Hung\_Nguyen3](https://forum.asana.com/u/Hung_Nguyen3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 November 2023 22:18 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/hyperlink-in-the-custom-text-field/621908 "2023-11-30T22:18:54Z")
Similar to the Hyperlink option that we can do in the task description, can we integrate that hyperlink option into the Text Custom Field? Thank you --- ## [How to determine project layout/view from URL](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-determine-project-layout-view-from-url/558032)
**Author:** [@Michelle\_Blanchette](https://forum.asana.com/u/Michelle_Blanchette)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [4 October 2023 23:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-determine-project-layout-view-from-url/558032 "2023-10-04T23:19:47Z")
Problem With the recent change in Asana that added icons to the List, Board, Calendar, etc. layout tabs in a project, it seems the URL structure has also changed. This has broken an incredibly intuitive UX that I was tak… [Next page](https://forum.asana.com/tag/links/55.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=links)