WD97: Hyperlink Not Inserted After Saving as HTML

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a hyperlink into an unsaved document (click Hyperlink on the Insert menu), Microsoft Word displays the following message:

You should save this document before creating a hyperlink.
Do you want to save this document now?

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods:

• Save the document as HTML before inserting the hyperlink.
  
  -or-



• Click Yes when you are prompted to save the document, and then save as a format other than HTML.
  
  -or-



• Click No when you are prompted to save the document, insert the hyperlink, and then save the document as HTML.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about hyperlinks, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q159940 WD97: General Information About Hyperlinks

Q164342 WD97: Picture Hyperlinks Lost When Saved as HTML

Q167722 WD97: How to Format a Hyperlinked Object in an HTML Document

Additional query words: web page link 8.0 8.00

Keywords : word97 kbwdinternet
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug