WD97: Incorrect Hyperlink, Error Inserting from Insert Field

Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
Article ID: Q157639

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a hyperlink using the Field dialog box on the Insert menu, the hyperlink display text displays incorrectly. For example, if you insert this field

   {Hyperlink "C:\Windows\Desktop\Test1.html"}

one or more back slashes are missing in the display text, so the hyperlink field result looks like this:

   c:\windows\desktoptest1.html

If you try to activate the link, you receive the following error message:

   Cannot open the specified file.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem and create a working hyperlink, use one of the following methods:

Method 1. In the Field dialog box, type two back slashes in the path so

          that the Field Codes box contains the following information, and
          then click OK.

             Hyperlink "c:\\windows\\desktop\\test1.html"

Method 2. Click Hyperlink on the Insert menu, type the file or URL in the

          "Link to File or URL" box, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage kbfield
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kbualink97
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1997
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