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Q169874: WD97: Hyperlink Nested Inside Other Hyperlink After Drag & Drop

Article: Q169874
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbdta 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
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When you use a drag and drop operation to create a hyperlink in a Word 97
document that already contains a hyperlink, the new hyperlink may be nested
inside the existing hyperlink.

NOTE: This behavior occurs when you use a drag and drop operation and you create
a hyperlink to another file, such as a Microsoft Excel 97 file, or another
hyperlink within the same document.

CAUSE
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The insertion point was inside an existing hyperlink field when you clicked
Create Hyperlink Here on the shortcut menu that appeared when you completed the
drag and drop operation.

WORKAROUND
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Move the insertion point so that it is not positioned inside an existing
hyperlink field before you create the new hyperlink.

MORE INFORMATION
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Both hyperlinks will work correctly whether or not they are nested. However,
when one hyperlink is nested inside another, it is difficult to determine which
hyperlink to click.

For more information about hyperlinks, click the Office Assistant, type
"hyperlink" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click "create
hyperlinks."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: 8.0

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Keywords          : kbusage kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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