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SYMPTOMSWhen you insert a hyperlink using the Field dialog box on the Insert menu, the hyperlink display text is displayed 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.htmlIf you try to activate the link, you receive the following error message: Cannot open the specified file. WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem and create a working hyperlink, use one of the following methods: Method 1In 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 2Click Hyperlink on the Insert menu, type the file or URL in the "Link to File or URL" box, and then click OK.STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97
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