WD97: Picture Hyperlinks Lost When Saved as HTML

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you set a hyperlink to a picture in a Word 97 document and then choose to save the file in HTML format, the hyperlink is lost.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when graphic is a free-floating graphic. When the graphic is converted to HTML, it is converted to an inline object and the hyperlink is lost.

RESOLUTION

Method 1: Convert the Graphic to an Inline Graphic

If the graphic exists in the original document prior to conversion to HTML, you can convert the graphic to an inline graphic.

1. To convert the graphic, select it, and then click Picture (or Object) on the Format menu.

2. On the Position tab, click the "Float over text" check box to clear it.

3. Click OK.

4. While the graphic is selected, create the Hyperlink.

When you insert the graphic into the original document, use the following steps to turn off the "Float Over Text" option:

1. On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and click "From File."

2. In the Insert Picture dialog box, clear the "Float over text" check box.

3. Click OK.

4. While the graphic is selected, create the hyperlink.

Method 3: Re-Establish the Hyperlink

In the converted HTML document, use the following steps to re-establish the hyperlink:

1. Select the graphic and then click Hyperlink on the Insert menu.

2. Enter the hyperlink and click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.