Microsoft KB Archive/164342

= WD97: Picture Hyperlinks Lost When Saved as HTML =

Article ID: 164342

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q164342



SYMPTOMS
When you set a hyperlink to a picture in a Word 97 document and then choose to save the file in HTML format, the hyperlink is lost.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the graphic is a free-floating graphic. When the graphic is converted to HTML, it is converted to an inline object and the hyperlink is lost.



Method 1: Convert the Graphic to an Inline Graphic
If the graphic exists in the original document prior to conversion to HTML, you can convert the graphic to an inline graphic.
 * 1) To convert the graphic, select it, and then click Picture (or Object) on the Format menu.
 * 2) On the Position tab, clear the "Float over text" check box.
 * 3) Click OK.
 * 4) While the graphic is selected, create the Hyperlink.

Method 2: Insert the Graphic as an Inline Graphic
When you insert the graphic into the original document, use the following steps to turn off the "Float Over Text" option:
 * 1) On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and click "From File."
 * 2) In the Insert Picture dialog box, clear the "Float over text" check box.
 * 3) Click OK.
 * 4) While the graphic is selected, create the hyperlink.

Method 3: Re-Establish the Hyperlink
In the converted HTML document, use the following steps to re-establish the hyperlink:
 * 1) Select the graphic and then click Hyperlink on the Insert menu.
 * 2) Enter the hyperlink and click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

Additional query words: vb vbe vba convert web page internet link

Keywords: kbgraphic kbualink97 KB164342

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