WD97: Word Creates Hyperlink When @ Is Inside Quotation Marks

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

A hyperlink is created in Word when text enclosed in quotation marks contains the at sign (@), and you type a character after the closing quotation mark.

CAUSE

The AutoCorrect feature is interpreting this as an irregular URL (Universal Resource Locator) and removes the quotation marks and creates a hyperlink using the text inside the quotation marks.

WORKAROUND

Immediately after the hyperlink is created, you can undo it by pressing the BACKSPACE key, by pressing CONTROL+Z, or by clicking Undo on the Edit menu. Any of these actions will remove the hyperlink and leave the text in place.

To disable the AutoCorrect feature, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.



2. On the "AutoFormat as you type" tab, under "Replace as you type," click to clear the "Internet and network paths with hyperlinks" check box.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior allows you to automatically create hyperlinks that contain spaces and some other non-standard characters or non-standard formatting, such as two 'at' signs (@), by enclosing them in quotation marks.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta WordCon kbhtml word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug