Microsoft KB Archive/211384

= WD2000: Hyperlink Remains When You Insert Text or a Picture over the Hyperlink =

Article ID: 211384

Article Last Modified on 8/19/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211384





SYMPTOMS
If you select a hyperlink and then paste or insert any of the following items over the selection, Microsoft Word preserves the hyperlink, although it does not preserve the hyperlink's blue underlining:
 * Form Field
 * Field
 * Symbol
 * Date and Time
 * Page Number
 * Table of Contents
 * Index
 * Table of Authorities
 * Picture
 * Formula
 * File

Also, when you type over a selected hyperlink, Word preserves the hyperlink along with its blue underlining.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, do one of the following appropriate to your situation.

Remove the Hyperlink
To manually remove the hyperlink, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the the hyperlink.
 * 2) On the shortcut menu that appears, click Remove Hyperlink.

Show the Hyperlink Underline
To retain the hyperlink and show it as a hyperlink, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the item that contains the hyperlink, point to Hyperlink on the shortcut menu that appears, and then click Select Hyperlink.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Style.
 * 3) Under List, click All styles.
 * 4) In the Styles list, click the Hyperlink style, and then click Apply.



MORE INFORMATION
Word does not preserve the hyperlink when you insert either of the following items over a selected hyperlink:


 * AutoText
 * Object

