Article ID: 157639
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q157639
SYMPTOMS
When 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.html
If you try to activate the link, you receive the following error message:
Cannot open the specified file.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and create a working hyperlink, use one of the
following methods:
Method 1
In 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 2
Click Hyperlink on the Insert menu, type the file or URL in the "Link to File or URL" box, and then click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
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