WD97: Check Links Finds Some Redirected Links Are Invalid

 Last reviewed: September 12, 1997
Article ID: Q173770
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word 97, when you run the Check Links command on a Web page that contains redirected links, Word may find that some redirected links are broken.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, when Word prompts you that a redirected link is broken, click Ignore in the "Check Links: Broken Link" dialog box.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

A redirected link is one that redirects you to a different Web page. For example, the Microsoft Web site of the day at 

   http://www.WebSiteOfTheDay.com
automatically redirects you to the selected Web page of the day.

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address: 

   http://www.microsoft.com/
The new Check Links feature in the August 97 Web Authoring Tools Update checks each hyperlink or linked image in a Word 97 Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document to verify that the target destination exists. For each broken hyperlink, Word prompts you to update the hyperlink.

For additional information about the Web AutoUpdate feature in Word, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172747
   TITLE     : WD97: What's New in the August 1997 Web Page Authoring
               Update

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163299
   TITLE     : WD97: Web Page Authoring Tools AutoUpdate

   ARTICLE-ID: Q172502
   TITLE     : WD97: Troubleshooting Setup for the Web AutoUpdate Feature

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00
Keywords : winword word8 word97 kbwdinternet
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbworkaround

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: September 12, 1997
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.