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Q170720: WD97: Saving as HTML Removes Hyperlink "Target" Tag

Article: Q170720
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): winword word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
========

In Microsoft Word, when you open and save an HTML document that contains
hyperlinks, Word strips out the optional "Target" tag and value if the document
is saved from online layout view.

For example, the following hyperlink with the Target property

  <A HREF = "HTTP://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/SUPPORT/" TARGET = "_TOP">Link
  Text</A>

will be saved in HTML as:

  <A HREF = "HTTP://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/SUPPORT/">Link Text</A>

CAUSE
=====

The Target tag allows a hyperlink to be opened in a specific frame. Because Word
97 does not support HTML frames, Word removes the TARGET= portion of the
hyperlink text.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

- To retain the Target tag property, edit and save the document in HTML Source
  view.

  -or-

- To preserve hyperlinks containing the target property, use the following
  steps before you edit the HTML document in online layout view in Word 97.

  Step 1: Change the Hyperlinks to Comments
  -----------------------------------------

  a. Start Word 97, and open the HTML document.

  b. On the View menu, click HTML Source.

  c. In HTML Source view, on the Edit menu, click Replace.

  d. In the Find What box, type "<A HREF" (without the quotation marks).

  e. In the Replace With box, type "<!-- <A HREF" (without the quotation
     marks).

  f. Click Replace All.

  g. In the Find What box, type "</A>" (without the quotation marks).

  h. In the Replace With box, type "</A> -->" (without the quotation
     marks).

  i. Click Replace All.

  j. On the File menu, click Save.

  k. Click the Exit HTML Source toolbar button.

  Step 2: Make Your Changes in Online Layout View
  -----------------------------------------------

  After you have changed the hyperlinks in your HTML document to comments, you
  can make changes to your HTML document in online layout. After you have
  finished editing the HTML document, save the document and then follow the
  procedure in Step 3 to restore your hyperlinks.

  When the hyperlinks are commented out, they appear as hidden text. (To see
  hidden text, click the Show/Hide button on the Standard toolbar.)

Step 3: Restore the Hyperlinks
------------------------------

  a. In Word 97, open your HTML Document.

  b. On the View menu, click HTML Source.

  c. In HTML Source view, on the Edit menu, click Replace.

  d. In the Find What box, type "<!-- <A HREF" (without the quotation
     marks).

  e. In the Replace With box, type "<A HREF" (without quotation marks).

  f. Click Replace All.

  g. In the Find What box, type "</A> -->" (without the quotation
     marks).

  h. In the Replace With box, type "</A>" (without the quotation marks).

  i. Click Replace All.

  j. On the File menu, click Save.

  k. Click the Exit HTML Source toolbar button.

Following these steps allows you to safely edit your HTML documents in Word 97
while maintaining hyperlinks with the Target property.

Additional query words: 8.0 ia internet assistant

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Keywords          : winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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