WD97: Back Button Not Available After Viewing HTML Source

 Last reviewed: September 17, 1997
Article ID: Q166981
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you follow a hyperlink to an HTML document, the Back button on the Web toolbar will be available, allowing you to navigate to the previous document. If, however, you view the HTML source and then exit the HTML source, the Back button will become unavailable (dimmed).

CAUSE

The View HTML feature works by closing and reopening the document. The traversal list (the forward/back information) is lost in this process.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft 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.

MORE INFORMATION

To view the HTML source, open an HTML document, and on the View menu, click View HTML source.

To exit the HTML source, click the Exit HTML Source toolbar button. Or, on the View menu, click Exit HTML source. 

Keywords          : word97 kbwdinternet kbinterop
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: September 17, 1997
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