New mfiles web (vnext) web url link to document

Question

in the classic mfiles web, you can right click a document and choose "get m-files web url" and copy a link that would download the selected file or view the file in mfiles web. 
 This link is useful on our company web to let users click a link and download documents from mfiles. 
 How can I do the same thing in the new mfiles web (vnext)? 
 Vnext web shows a hyperlink icon when you over mouse over a document. clicking the icon shows a message "link copied to clipboard". However, when i paste the link all it shows is the name of the document, not a hyperlink. 
 thanks in advance.

Joonas Linkola · Accepted Answer

My experience with the new web client is that the copied link (from the hover icon) is a hyperlink but whether the link is preserved when pasting depends on the application you are pasting into. Some applications may strip out the link so you only get the name of the document when pasting. 
 Here is such a link pasted to Outlook (link is working): 
 
 Here is the same link pasted to Notepad (link obviously not working in a plain text document): 
 
 If you want to get the direct address to the linked document, so far I haven't found a better way than first pasting to an application where the link is preserved, clicking the link to open it in a browser and then copying the address from the browser's address bar. (If someone can suggest a better way please share!) 
 Hopefully there'll be enhancements in this regard as the new web client develops further.

New mfiles web (vnext) web url link to document

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