Microsoft KB Archive/280587

= Hyperlink is not automatically updated to include appended text in Word =

Article ID: 280587

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q280587





SYMPTOMS
When you create a hyperlink in a Microsoft Word document, and then attempt to append additional text to it, the hyperlink is not automatically updated to include the text.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when all of the following are true:
 * You move the insertion point from another location in your document to the end of the hyperlink text.
 * You append additional text to the hyperlink.
 * You move the insertion point to another location in your document.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, place the insertion point at the end of the text that you want updated into the hyperlink, and then press SPACEBAR.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: WD WD2002 WD2003 WD2007

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB280587

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