XL97: Hyperlink Does Not Work or Open in Separate Window

Last reviewed: March 12, 1998
Article ID: Q173392
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you have a hyperlink in an HTML document that links to a Microsoft Excel workbook, the hyperlink may fail to work, or if it does work, your workbook may be opened in a separate window instead of within your browser.

CAUSE

You may experience the above behavior if you do the following:

  • Click a hyperlink in an HTML document that opens a Microsoft Excel workbook within the browser window.

    -and-

  • Click the Back button in your browser to return to the HTML document with the hyperlink.

    -and-

  • Click the hyperlink again to display your workbook.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1).

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q156264
   TITLE     : XL97: Document Disappears After Clicking Hyperlink

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162692
   TITLE     : Unexpected Error Following Hyperlink

REFERENCES

For more information about opening HTML documents, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text

   opening files, on internet

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "About Microsoft Excel and the Internet" topic.


Additional query words: XL97 web http browse
Keywords : xlweb
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: March 12, 1998
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