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Q186961: WD97: Hyperlink to Bookmark Fails in Word Document Using Browser

Article: Q186961
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97 kbwdinternet
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 click a hyperlink that is referenced to a bookmark in a Word document,

- The document opens but does not go to the specified bookmark location.

  -or-

- You receive an error message stating that the browser cannot find the
  Internet site <path>\<Filename.doc#<bookmark>

CAUSE
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The hyperlink is referenced to a bookmark in a Microsoft Word document (*.doc).
Web browsers do not currently support the use of anchors in files that are not
in HTML format.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, you must save the document containing the bookmarks as
HTML format.

To save a Word document as HTML, follow these steps:

1. Open the document.

2. On the File menu, click Save As.

3. From the Save As Type list, select HTML Document (*.htm;*.html;*.htx).

4. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft Word 97 allows you to use hyperlinks to go to a bookmark location in
another document. This functionality is not disabled when editing a file that is
saved as HTML. So, while editing an HTML file, if you insert a hyperlink to a
bookmark location in a Word document (*.doc), that hyperlink will open the
referenced document and go to the specified location.

REFERENCES
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For more information regarding other issues with hyperlinks to bookmarks in
Microsoft Word, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q173150 WD97: Hyperlink to Anchor or Bookmark Goes to Top of Document

Additional query words: anchor htm http Web

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 kbwdinternet 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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